Kim Jong-un said, "Enhance without limits of nuclear force..."All-out efforts to complete preparations for war"

North Korean media "Kim Jong-un speaks in front of officers on the 15th"
Kim Jong-un said, "Enhance without limitation of nuclear force...All-out preparation for war"
"Nuclear Force Strengthening Line is already irreversible...All that's left is operational readiness.

[Anchor]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he will strengthen nuclear force without limits and focus all efforts on completing war preparations.

There was no mention of Trump's election, but it also included Chairman Kim's first message to the U.S. since the U.S. presidential election.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Lee Jong Won!

Please deliver the contents of Chairman Kim's speech.

[Reporter]
Yes, the Korean Central News Agency reported in detail today the contents of Kim Jong-un's long speech to officers on the 15th.

It was a speech in front of battalion chiefs and political officers in charge of ideological education at all levels, and Chairman Kim insisted that he would strengthen nuclear force without limit and focus all his efforts on completing war preparations.The

nuclear force enhancement line has long been an irreversible policy, he said, stressing that all that is left is to have a more complete operational readiness.

He also argued that military cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan is a critical factor in jeopardizing peace and stability.

In case of emergency, he said, it would be no wonder that the United States and its followers would appear in the Korean Peninsula with signs such as NATO, not the United Nations.

It also claimed that the U.S. and the West are gaining hands-on experience by waging war with Russia by using Ukraine as a charge, which seems to have indirectly tried to emphasize the legitimacy of sending North Korean troops.

There was no direct response to Trump's election, but this is the first time Chairman Kim has made critical remarks targeting the U.S. after the U.S. presidential election.

It is also noteworthy that the speech held on the 15th was released three days later, not the next day as usual.

[Anchor]
In the midst of this, North Korea resumed its provocation of garbage balloons early this morning, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea sent about 40 trash balloons early this morning.

Of these, more than 20 were confirmed to have fallen in the metropolitan area.

The contents of the balloon were South Korean shear, and there were no substances for the analysis.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a warning against North Korea today over the North's dumping of garbage balloons, warning against further testing the South Korean military's patience.

He emphasized that North Korea's actions are crossing the line and that North Korea is responsible for all subsequent events.

North Korea has not provided garbage balloons since the 24th of last month, but yesterday, Kim Yo-jong, vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, blasted a South Korean civilian group's leaflets to the North and flew them again early this morning.

I'm Lee Jongwon of YTN in the political department.