Kim Jong Un Orders An 'Exponential' Expansion Of North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal

This photo fromThursday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (second from right) presenting ways to enhance suborganizations of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea during the third-day session of the party's plenary meeting. (KCNA)  

Reuters: North Korea's Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension 

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas. 

At a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, Kim highlighted the need to secure "overwhelming military power" to defend its sovereignty and security. 

The meeting came amid cross-border tensions over last week's intrusion by North Korean drones into the South, and the North's series of missile launches, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). 

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 Kim Jong Un Orders An 'Exponential' Expansion Of North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal  

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