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Kim, N Korea military approve plans to strengthen ‘war deterrent’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds the Third Enlarged Meeting of Eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea [KCNA via Reuters]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a strengthening of the country’s defence capabilities at a key meeting where top military officials adopted an “important” action plan for front-line troops.

The decisions, reported by state media on Friday, have raised fears that North Korea may be planning to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to front-line artillery units.

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