South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion

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South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion  Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities aimed at expanding his nuclear weapons programme.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/south-korea-us-drills-trigger-kim-jong-un-to-pledge-nuclear-force-expansion  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un condemned South Korean U.S. military drills

00:06and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals.

00:11He made the statement as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with nuclear-capable systems

00:17during a visit to the western port of Nampo.

00:21It comes as South Korean and U.S. militaries kicked off their annual large-scale summertime exercise

00:27to bolster readiness against growing North Korean threats.

00:32North Korea has long denounced the Allies' joint drills as invasion rehearsals,

00:37and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities

00:42aimed at expanding his nuclear weapons program.

00:45Tensions on the Korean peninsula have worsened in recent years

00:49as Kim accelerated his military nuclear program and deepened alignment with Moscow

00:54following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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