SEOUL: Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up North Korea’s defense capabilities, citing military modernization efforts by South Korea and the United States pushing the region “to the brink of a nuclear war,” state media reported Tuesday. Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

Kim Jong Un cited efforts by Washington and Seoul to push forward with South Korea's possession of a nuclear submarine as one justification for the buildup.

Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up North Korea's defence capabilities, citing military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States pushing the region "to the brink of a…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday doubled down on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons buildup and confrontational stance toward Seoul. Experts believe the move

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up North Korea’s defense capabilities, citing military modernization efforts by South Korea and the United States pushing the region “to the brink…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating the expansion of North Korea's nuclear forces, citing U.S.-South Korea military cooperation, state media reported Monday.