During an inspection tour of weapons research centers on Thursday and Friday, Kim added that the conference will discuss “moving forward in building both nuclear and conventional armed forces simultaneously within the framework of national defense development,” according to the Korean Central News Agency. The agency noted that Kim also oversaw military firing exercises and inspected a hospital construction site after participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Beijing and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He praised that the development of infrared and radio wave-guided jamming devices, active protection systems, and passive protection means has exceptionally enhanced the combat capability of the country’s armored forces, according to the agency. On the same day, he witnessed the comprehensive operational test of a new active protection system to counter frontal, side, and overhead attacks with live anti-tank missile launches, where it was practically verified that the sensor system and rotating interceptor launchers have a high degree of responsiveness, and that the newly developed active protection system is highly superior.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is one of the few countries in the world that develops and possesses a variety of capabilities that have enabled it to manufacture intercontinental ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
