North Korea is sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, its state-run media reported, with its leader Kim Jong Un blaming the United States for creating threats that forced his country to enhance its military capabilities.
He attended a ceremony on Sunday to commemorate the transfer of a new-type tactical ballistic missile weapon system, which showcased the launchers, said the Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA.
Photos released by KCNA Monday show what appear to be vehicle-based missile launchers, with dozens of large green military trucks lined up in rows before Kim. In a speech on Sunday, Kim said the new missile launchers were built with North Korean technology, adding that the display was the first stage of work for the planned missile force deployment by border units. The North Korean leader blamed the U.S. for creating various types of threats that forced his country to enhance its military capabilities.
Kim also mentioned that the U.S. would remain a hostile nation for generations, regardless of which administration was in power in Washington, and North Korea had to prepare for confrontation.
“Dialogue or confrontation can be our choice, but what we must be more thoroughly prepared for is confrontation,” Kim said, adding it was the “keynote of our policy toward the U.S. that we have consistently
maintained.”North Korea would make it clear that “if the U.S. ignores our repeated warnings and continues to attempt to undermine the security of the region, it will have dire consequences for its own security,” he added.
