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‘Our Success Strategy is To Subdue And Suppress The US’
Our Success Strategy as a country is To Subdue And Suppress The US…even as we do not expect a change in her hostility towards us going forward.
Those were the summary deductions from a latest statement of North Korea strongman, Kim Jong-un, as quoted by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
His reaction is coming on the heels of the apparent emergence of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States, the first time Pyongyang was reacting to the political developments in Washington.
Reports quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim made the remarks reporting to the eighth congress of the ruling Workers’ Party currently under way in Pyongyang.
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“The report said that the key to the establishment of new North Korea-U.S. relations is the withdrawal of the U.S.’ hostile North Korea policy,” KCNA said, declaring an “eye for an eye” principle against Washington.
“Our external political activities going forward should be focused on suppressing and subduing the U.S., the basic obstacle, biggest enemy against our revolutionary development,” KCNA said.
Kim has held three meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, but denuclearization talks have made little progress since their no-deal summit in Hanoi in 2019.
Biden earlier said that he would not meet the North Korean leader without preconditions, vowing to pursue “principled” diplomacy on Pyongyang.
He has called Kim a “thug” and “dictator,” denouncing Trump for giving legitimacy to Kim through summits.
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Referring to the summits with Trump, Kim said the U.S. hostile policy has worsened despite the North’s “efforts” and “maximum patience” to reduce tensions in the region.
Kim rolled out a series of goals to boost the North’s military power, calling for improvement in missiles’ strike capabilities targeting objects in the range of 15,000 kilometers, apparently intended to be capable of reaching the mainland U.S., and minimisation of nuclear weapons.
The North also boasted of a new nuclear-powered submarine, saying that it has completed the research design and it is in the stage of final examination.
Other military projects ordered by Kim include the development of tactical nuclear weapons, ground or submarine-launched solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the introduction of hypersonic aircraft and a military surveillance satellite.
“The reality shows that we need to strengthen the national defense capabilities without a moment of hesitation to deter the United States’ nuclear threats and to bring peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula,” KCNA said.
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“The geopolitical features of our state called for pushing ahead with the already-started building of the nuclear force without interruption for the welfare of the people, destiny of the revolution, existence and independent development of the state,” it said.