{"id":10151,"date":"2026-01-28T12:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10151"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:07:49","slug":"north-koreas-kim-to-outline-plans-to-boost-nuclear-arsenal-kim-jong-un-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10151","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim to outline plans to boost nuclear arsenal | Kim Jong Un News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Pyongyang expected to release five-year development plan for defence and economy at upcoming congress.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster the country\u2019s nuclear forces at an upcoming governing party meeting, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>The report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday came the day after Kim oversaw the latest in a series of missile tests that have unsettled the region. Kim has ordered the \u201cexpansion\u201d and modernisation of the country\u2019s missile production.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Details, which Kim has warned will bring \u201cexcruciating mental agony\u201d to his enemies, are expected to be released at the upcoming ninth Communist Party congress, which is due to take place in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, the first such gathering since 2021, the governing party will unveil a five-year development plan for defence and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Kim described Tuesday\u2019s test-firing of a large-calibre multiple rocket launcher system as of \u201cgreat significance in improving the effectiveness of our strategic deterrent\u201d and said it showed the weapon system could be used for \u201cspecific attacks\u201d, KCNA reported.<\/p>\n<p>The missiles that were fired \u201chit a target\u201d in waters at a distance of 358.5km (222.7 miles), the North Korean leader declared.<\/p>\n<p>The missiles were fired in the direction of the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea. Two landed outside North Korea\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone, Japanese state news agency Jiji Press reported, citing Defence Ministry sources.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s military reported that it detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched from north of Pyongyang towards the Sea of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result and significance of this test will be a source of excruciating mental agony and serious threat to the forces that attempt to provoke a military confrontation with us,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts told South Korea\u2019s Yonhap news agency that the \u201cself-steered precision guided flight system\u201d mentioned by Kim may indicate a new navigation system employed to help the weapon defy global positioning system (GPS) jamming.<\/p>\n<p>Photos showed Kim\u2019s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, accompanying him to the test, along with Kim Jong-sik, first vice department director of the party\u2019s central committee, and Jang Chang-ha, chief of the Missile Administration, Yonhap reported.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that development of the rocket launcher system had \u201cnot been plain sailing\u201d, Kim said the test was \u201cof great significance in improving the effectiveness of our strategic deterrent\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pyongyang expected to release five-year development plan for defence and economy at upcoming congress. 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