Kim Jong un: Strengthen combat readiness, US and South Korea military exercises are imminent. South Korea | Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea | Military exercises
On the 11th, the Office of the President of South Korea announced that the United States, Japan, and South Korea have reached a consensus on a routine trilateral summit. Meanwhile, as the South Korean US joint exercise approaches in late August, North Korea announced on the 9th that it will strengthen its combat readiness.
Expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea to discuss strengthening military readiness
On the 10th, Korean Central News Agency reported that the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea held an expanded meeting on the 9th to discuss further strengthening military readiness in response to the severe political and military situation in the Korean Peninsula region. According to reports, Kim Jong un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and State Councilor, emphasized at the meeting the need to increase the means of attacking the enemy while continuing to carry out practical deployment training.
North Korean Central Television announcer
Respected Comrade Kim Jong un highly summarized and analyzed the current security situation on the Korean Peninsula at the meeting, and reached a guiding conclusion of strengthening military training and preparing for war with an offensive posture. Comrade Kim Jong un stated that the basic prerequisite for achieving the strategic intention of the Central Military Commission is to suppress the enemy's attacks before they engage in military action, and to defeat all aspects of the enemy's attacks by any means after the outbreak of war. Comrade Kim Jong un pointed out that in order to fulfill the major mission of containing the war, the Korean People's Army not only needs to have more powerful means of attack, but also needs to continuously improve the mobility and deployment capabilities of the troops, in order to maximize the combat effectiveness of newly installed weapons and equipment. We should actively carry out practical training, maintain a state of "arrows on the string", and promote a qualitative leap in the military's combat capabilities.
Korean media: Kim Jong un's finger on the South Korean capital and military headquarters has attracted attention
According to South Korean media, in photos released by North Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong un made a deployment in front of the South Korean map, with his fingers located near Seoul and in the Jilongtai area where the headquarters of the land, sea, and air forces are located. South Korean experts have stated that they intend to issue a warning signal to the United States.
Order to vigorously promote weapons production. Kim Jong un inspects military factories
Kim Jong un also requested the military industry to vigorously promote the production of weapons and equipment in accordance with the needs of modern military operations. Previously, Kim Jong un visited important military factories for three consecutive days from the 3rd to the 5th, inspecting production plants including ultra large caliber rocket shells, sniper weapons, strategic cruise missiles, and unmanned attack aircraft engines.
South Korean media believe that the United States, South Korea, and Japan will hold a summit in the United States on the 18th, and South Korea and the United States will also conduct a joint military exercise called the "Shield of Freedom" from the 21st to the 24th of this month. The various actions of the North Korean side are aimed at responding to the deployment of strategic assets by the United States on the Korean Peninsula, highlighting its firm will not to confront the United States and South Korea head-on.
North Korea announces its third military parade this year. South Korean media: Rare!
The expanded meeting also decided to hold a civilian armed forces parade on September 9th, the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea. Officials from the South Korean Ministry of Unification stated that North Korea had never previously announced a military parade or held three military parades a year, which is a rare situation.
Entering 2023, North Korea held two large-scale military parades on February 8th and July 27th. During the military parade on July 27th, the debut of two domestically produced North Korean drones received much attention. The appearance of the North Korean "Nova-4" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is similar to the American "Global Hawk" high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, with the words "Korean People's Army Air Force" printed on the fuselage; The North Korean "Nova-9" unmanned attack aircraft is similar to the US military's "Reaper" reconnaissance and strike integrated drone.
