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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: kcna

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According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), several other commanding officers were either dismissed or transferred, while some others were appointed to different positions.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kim-jong-un-sacks-top-general-asks-his-military-gird-war-1718442

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/

During his trip to Russia, Kim toured Russia’s Pacific Sea Fleet, equipped with strategic nuclear submarines among other military vessels, KCNA said, quoting him as praising the fleet for its contribution to peace in the region.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/09/17/north-koreas-kim-russia-talk-up-military-ties-in-new-heyday-kcna/

“He (Kim) set forth the militant tasks for the People’s Army and the munitions industry, nuclear weapons and civil defence sectors to further accelerate the war preparations,” KCNA said.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/news/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-orders-military-to-accelerate-war-preparations-state-media/

He ordered his military to maintain the capability to “overwhelmingly respond ” to enemy actions, which he said included “all sorts of more frantic war preparation moves,” according to KCNA.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-korea-drills-begin-after-korea-submarine-missile-97812764

“He set forth an important goal to drastically boost the existing missile production capacity” and underlined the factory’s role in “speeding up” war preparations, KCNA said.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/kim-calls-for-north-korea-to-boost-missile-production-kcna/

ICBMs and other major weapons rolled through the square, with the North claiming the missiles showed off the "maximum" nuclear attack capability, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

Source: https://ummid.com/news/2023/february/09.02.2023/in-massive-parade-north-korea-displays-its-military-power.html

In another sign of the North's post-pandemic opening, KCNA said Saturday that a team of North Korean athletes departed from Pyongyang to participate in the Asian Games starting next week in Hangzhou, China.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-inspects-russian-bombers-and-a-warship-on-a-visit-to-russias-far-east/600305080/

KCNA offered few specifics on any agreements reached at the talks.

Source: https://time.com/6313947/kim-invite-putin-visit-north-korea/

Kim also “stressed the need to push ahead with the work for exponentially boosting the production of nuclear weapons and diversifying the nuclear strike means”, according to KCNA.

Source: https://punchng.com/north-korea-enshrines-nuclear-power-status-in-constitution/

Kim Jong Un said the rocket launcher puts all of South Korea within striking distance and is capable of carrying a tactical nuclear warhead, according to KCNA.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-opens-new-year-missile-launch-96024003

Kim reached an "important conclusion on further stepping up the war preparations of the KPA in an offensive way," KCNA reported, referring to the North's military.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230810-north-korean-leader-kim-dismisses-top-general-calls-for-war-preparations

North Korea criticised the U.S. and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, KCNA reported on Sunday, for raising the issue of its human rights abuses at an informal meeting of the UNSC, describing it as a “serious challenge” to its sovereignty.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/03/19/north-korea-fires-ballistic/

North Korea launched four strategic “Hwasal-2” cruise missiles from Kim Chaek City that fell into the Sea of Japan, according to state-run media publication Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3872461-north-korea-flies-cruise-missiles-in-figure-eight-patterns-amid-us-allies-military-drills/

North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency has claimed ahead of the tropical storm's arrival that "all the sectors and units" in the country were "conducting a dynamic campaign to cope with disastrous abnormal climate".

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1801152/north-korea-kim-jong-un-portrait-storm-Khanun

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea for growing tensions, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/north-korea-warns-us-against-shooting-down-missile-tests/article_4a6c7aa2-8e3e-5ab6-9c33-84b8f64c0dd7.html

South Korea’s defence ministry said that it had detected signs of the launch, but that the claims in KCNA were “exaggerated” and “different from the facts,” without elaborating.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/north-koreas-kim-directs-cruise-missile-test-as-south-korea-us-drills-begin/

The KCNA report came as South Korea’s military said it detected a missile launched from North Korea’s capital region around 2:50am local time on Sunday (17:50 GMT on Saturday).

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/1/kim-orders-an-exponential-increase-of-n-koreas-nuclear-arsenal

The KCNF and its armed wing, the Kuki Chin National Army (KCNA), have denied links with Islamist groups.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/why-did-bangladeshs-kuki-chin-flee-to-indias-northeast/

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim visited factories producing tactical missiles, mobile launch platforms, armoured vehicles and artillery shells over the weekend.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/14/kim-jong-un-orders-exponential-increase-of-missile-production-19328192/