North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to expand production of missiles and artillery shells and to build more munitions plants, as Pyongyang seeks to meet its growing needs and bolster the war deterrent.
Kim issued the instructions while visiting “major munitions industry enterprises” to review fourth-quarter missile and shell output, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Dec. 26. The report did not specify when the inspection took place or where the facilities are located.
During the visit, Kim called the ammunition sector “of paramount importance” for strengthening the country’s “war deterrence” and said factories should “further expand overall production capacity to keep pace with” what he described as the military’s growing demand, KCNA reported….
Kim Jong Un Pushes More Missile, Artillery Shell Output
