{"id":2963,"date":"2025-09-27T06:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-sharpening-of-nuclear-shield-and-sword\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T06:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:38:07","slug":"north-koreas-kim-calls-for-sharpening-of-nuclear-shield-and-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-sharpening-of-nuclear-shield-and-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim calls for sharpening of \u2018nuclear shield and sword\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Kim Jong Un references \u2018new important nuclear strategy\u2019 in high-level meeting with scientists and military officials.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has directed top officials to strengthen the nation\u2019s \u201cnuclear shield and sword\u201d, saying only a \u201cnuclear counteraction\u201d could <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/19\/kim-jong-un-declares-ai-military-drone-development-a-top-priority\">safeguard his country\u2019s security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with nuclear scientists and technicians on Friday, including Hong Sung-mu, a senior official believed to have spearheaded North Korea\u2019s nuclear programme, Kim said the production of nuclear materials and weapons was an \u201cessential top priority\u201d, according to state media.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/26\/south-koreas-fires-warning-shots-as-north-korean-ship-crosses-sea-boundary\">South Korea fires warning shots as North Korean ship crosses sea boundary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/25\/north-korea-building-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-says-seoul\">North Korea building nuclear weapon stockpile, says Seoul<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/23\/unification-church-leader-arrested-in-s-korean-ex-first-lady-bribery-case\">Unification Church leader arrested in S Korean ex-first lady bribery case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/24\/south-koreas-ex-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-in-court-on-corruption-charges\">South Korea\u2019s ex-First Lady Kim Keon-hee in court on corruption charges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe powerful deterrent, namely, the logic of peacekeeping and security by force with nuclear forces as its backbone is the invariable stand of the DPRK,\u201d Kim was quoted as saying by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is North Korea\u2019s official name.<\/p>\n<p>Kim also made reference to \u201cmain tasks\u201d that had been carried out by the country\u2019s nuclear weapons research institute with regard to \u201ca new important nuclear strategy\u201d, South Korea\u2019s official Yonhap news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>The North Korean leader did not provide details regarding that new strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComrade Kim Jong Un said we must constantly sharpen and renew the nuclear shield and sword that can reliably guarantee national sovereignty, security and interests and the right to development,\u201d KCNA added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3986660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3986660\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFP__20250927__76XH963__v1__HighRes__NkoreaMilitary-1758950755.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"This picture taken on September 26, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 27, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a consultation meeting on nuclear materials and nuclear weapons production with scientists and engineers from the Nuclear Weapons Institute and nuclear-related fields, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS \/ AFP) \/ South Korea OUT \/ SOUTH KOREA OUT \/ SOUTH KOREA OUT \/ ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \"AFP PHOTO\/KCNA VIA KNS\" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS \/ THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- \/\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3986660\">This picture, taken on September 26, 2025 and released by North Korea\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), shows leader Kim Jong Un attending a consultation meeting on nuclear materials and nuclear weapons production with scientists and engineers [KCNA via\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim\u2019s meeting with his nuclear scientists and military officials follows just days after South Korea said Pyongyang was presumed to possess as much as 2,000kg (2 tonnes) of highly-enriched uranium.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday that just 10-12kg (22-26lbs) of enriched uranium was adequate to build a nuclear bomb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven at this very hour, uranium centrifuges at four locations (in North Korea) are running, probably accumulating nuclear materials,\u201d Chung said, according to Yonhap.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also said it was now impossible to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme through the forces of sanctions, but the resumption of talks between Pyongyang and Washington could offer a \u201cbreakthrough\u201d to denuclearisation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be desirable for [talks] to take place as soon as possible,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Kim said recently there was no reason to avoid dialogue with the US if Washington ceased insisting that his country <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/22\/north-koreas-kim-says-open-to-us-talks-if-denuclearisation-demands-dropped\">give up nuclear weapons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I still have fond memories of US President Trump,\u201d Kim said, according to KCNA, referring to meeting Trump three times during the United States president\u2019s first administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the United States drops the absurd obsession with denuclearising us and accepts reality, and wants genuine peaceful coexistence, there is no reason for us not to sit down with the United States,\u201d Kim was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world already knows full well what the United States does after it makes a country give up its nuclear weapons and disarms,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never give up our nuclear weapons,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong Un references \u2018new important nuclear strategy\u2019 in high-level meeting with scientists and military officials. 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