North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Takes Credit For Deal With The South

NBC: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says Nuclear Might Sealed Deal With South

POCHEON, South Korea — Nuclear weapons secured the deal with South Korea and ended a dangerous military standoff, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Putting his own spin on the accord reached Monday after marathon all-night talks, the pact "was by no means something achieved on the negotiating table, but thanks to the tremendous military muscle with the nuclear deterrent for self-defense," Kim told a meeting of the his Central Military Commission, according to a report Friday by the North's official KCNA news agency.

North Korea is believed to have a handful of nuclear warheads but not the technology to launch them long distances.

Update #1: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fires top officials after standoff with South Korea eases -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Kim Jong-Un boasts that the threat of North Korea's military muscle secured peace along the border with the South…amid fears for the fate of top officials he dismissed for allowing the stand-off to escalate -- Daily Mail

WNU Editor: If reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firing some of his top officials are true, it tells me that he is not happy with what transpired last week.