"10 Years of Tireless Efforts to Maintain Great Power Status"… North Korea Highlights Kim Jong Un's 'Military Achievements'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea highlighted its military achievements such as the launch of the 'Hwasong-15' and the 'Pukguksong' missiles to mark the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong-un's leadership as General Secretary of the Workers' Party, praising that it has "created a military miracle by continuously possessing weapons that were once monopolized by the great powers."

On the 20th, Rodong Sinmun, in an editorial titled "The Juche Revolutionary Cause Will Forever Flourish," defined the past decade as a period when "imperialist great powers launched a desperate offensive to crush this small country all at once," and stated that "our Korea, having risen above that, is truly an unprecedented strong power in history."

In particular, it focused on the success in developing weapons such as the 'Hwasong-15' despite sanctions from the United States and the international community. The newspaper referred to the launch of the 'Hwasong-15' on November 29, 2017, as the "November Great Incident" of Korea that shook heaven and earth," describing it as "the great Kim Jong-un Korea soaring above the world, surpassing five thousand years of history."

The newspaper emphasized Kim Jong-un's decisiveness by stating that he gave the launch order, saying, "Fire bravely for the Party and the homeland." It added that based on his decisiveness, Korea has consecutively achieved "the 3.18 Revolution (successful ground test of a new high-power rocket engine)," "the 7.4 Revolution (successful test launch of Hwasong-14)," "the miraculous victory of July 28 (second successful test launch of Hwasong-14)," and the "November Great Incident," soaring up the steps of a strong power at an ultra-fast pace that others could not even dare to attempt. It also highlighted the 2019 test launch success of the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) 'Pukguksong-3.'

This article is the second in a series of editorials following the one on the 14th, focusing on the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong-un's leadership, seemingly to emphasize that North Korea has risen to the ranks of a "strong power" based on its military achievements during his tenure. According to the newspaper, Kim Jong-un stated, "Over the past 10 years, as per the wishes of the great General (Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission), we have made truly painstaking efforts to elevate our homeland to the status of a world-class strong power and to provide the people with a happy life."

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