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Kim Jong Un Watches Weapons Tests, Calls For "Destructive" Military Posture

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June 26, 2026

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Kim Jong Un Watches Weapons Tests, Calls For "Destructive" Military Posture

On Tuesday, North Korea commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer that Kim touted as a symbol of the country's growing naval and nuclear capabilities.

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Fark

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· Jun 27, 2026

Best Korea's Kim calls for 'destructive' military posture, and based on his ability to absolutely destroy a pastry counter, he knows how to do it [Misc]

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ABC News

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· Jun 26, 2026

North Korea's Kim calls for 'destructive' military posture

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed major weapons tests and called for bolstering the military’s “deadly and destructive offensive posture.

ArabNews

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· Jul 10, 2026

North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

SEOUL: North Korea will strengthen its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity” and expand the role of its military intelligence agency focused on South Korea, state media said Friday. Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty. The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its “most hostile” enemy and declaring itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jul 5, 2026

N Korea’s Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests

N Korea’s Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests

Al Arabiya English

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· Jun 23, 2026

North Korea’s Kim Vows to Accelerate Military Buildup

During a meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea in North Pyongan, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, vows to strengthen his country’s defense capabilities, according to state media, citing military modernization efforts by South Korea and the United States that are pushing the region “to the brink of a nuclear war.

BRICS News

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· Jul 9, 2026

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.

JUST IN: Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.@BRICSNews

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Related coverage for "Kim Jong Un Watches Weapons Tests, Calls For "Destructive" Military Posture": Fark — Best Korea's Kim calls for 'destructive' military posture, and based on his ability to absolutely destroy a pastry counter, he knows how to do it [Misc]. ABC News — North Korea's Kim calls for 'destructive' military posture. ArabNews — North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence. Borneo Bulletin — N Korea’s Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests. Al Arabiya English — North Korea’s Kim Vows to Accelerate Military Buildup. BRICS News — [Photo] JUST IN: 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un orders North Korea to strengthen and increase its nuclear forces.