An added complication has been the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s statement of 2022, although the primary mission of his country’s nuclear arsenal is to deter an attack, he would use nuclear weapons to repel an attack if deterrence failed.

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/11/possibility-of-nuclear-escalation.html

At akey party meeting presided over by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday, the North decided to take “important, practical” measures for the “offensive use” of war deterrents, according to the KCNA.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/n-korea-fired-2-strategic-cruise-missiles-from-submarine/

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with his daughter during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/world_news/article_7e222b96-2beb-5ed5-8ebf-cb671393c29c.html

KOREAS TENSIONS — North Korean leader has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ap-benjamin-netanyahu-kim-jong-un-mark-hamill-congress-b2309206.html

Meeting with the North Korean leader could have been a shrewd move if Trump actually understood a thing or two about Kim Jong Un and his country.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/28/trump-world-2025/

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a person believed to be his daughter to visit his country’s troops.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/09/zelensky-visits-united-kingdom-to-ask-for-wings-for-freedom-sunak-macron-scholz-ukraine-russia/

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been firing long-range missiles from his territory, causing alarm in South Korea and Japan and putting US forces in the region under high tension.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/cp/german-toro-ghio-linkedin-news-round-thursday-february-2-2023-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%94-germ%C3%A3%C2%A1n-toro

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter US-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/kim-jong-un-orders-new-ballistic-missiles-and-bigger-nuclear-arsenal-amid-rising-tensions-20230101-p5c9qz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected key munitions factories, including a tactical missile production plant, and ordered a “drastic” boost in the manufacturing of missiles, rocket-launcher shells and other weapons, according to state media.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/14/n-koreas-kim-orders-drastic-boost-in-production-of-missiles-shells

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made another inspection tour of major munitions factories and ordered a drastic increase in production of missiles and other weapons.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/asia-news/2023/08/14/north-koreas-kim-orders-increase-in-missile-production/

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized young laborers to launch a new housing project in Pyongyang, state media said on Sunday, as he pushes for an ambitious plan to build 50,000 homes in the capital despite deepening economic hardships.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/02/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-housing-project/

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a nuclear counterstrike drill involving a missile with a mock atomic warhead capable of reaching Japan’s west coast, its official media said.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/20/asia-pacific/kim-calls-for-nuclear-attack-readiness/

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un previously called the Hwasong-18 the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-sea-101119865

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said preparations for the planned launch of the country’s first spy should proceed to counter perceived threats from the United States and South Korea, state media reported on Wednesday.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/04/22/japan-prepares-to-shoot-down-north-korea-satellite-if-it-falls-on-japan/

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un witnesses the launch of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile from Pyongyang International Airport on March 16, 2023.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230319-north-korea-fires-missile-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills

On Saturday Kim met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who showed the North Korean leader Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/09/17/north-korea-kim-jong-un-heads-home-russia/

Putin called for closer ties with the hermit kingdom yesterday, amid US intelligence claims that he could meet with North Korean leader in the next few days.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1811039/ukraine-war-live-vladimir-putin-weakness-wagner-group-prigozhin

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon meet with President Vladimir Putin and discuss potential arms deals, a U.S. national security official has said, signaling deeper ties between the two countries as they face off with Washington.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1826865/explainer-why-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-with-putin-in-russia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter have taken center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation she’s being primed as a future leader as her father showed off his latest, largest nuclear missiles.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/02/08/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-presides-over-big-military-parade/

Since his diplomacy with the U.S. collapsed in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeatedly vowed to build more nuclear weapons and introduce high-tech weapons to cope with what he calls intensifying U.S. hostility.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/north-korean-reactor-likely-to-be-operational-next-summer-seoul-says/