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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Namita Singh

Kim Jong Un rants about ‘hostile’ US-South Korea exercises while inspecting North Korea’s largest warship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a public appearance on Monday to rant about joint US-South Korean military drills that began this week, calling them an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war”.

Mr Kim also vowed to rapidly expand his country’s nuclear arsenal in response, as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with nuclear-capable systems, reported state media KCNA.

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