[2nd Report] North Korea Reviews Resuming All Activities... Indicates Possible Continuation of Nuclear Tests and ICBM Launches

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] North Korea has hinted at lifting the moratorium on nuclear and missile tests. This means it intends to proceed not only with additional nuclear tests but also with intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launches.

The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held the 6th Political Bureau meeting of the 8th term with General Secretary Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss measures in response to the United States, the Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported on the 20th.

North Korea has announced that it will consider resuming all activities including nuclear tests. The photo shows the short-range ballistic missile presumed to be the 'North Korean version of ATACMS' (KN-24) launched on the 17th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

The broadcast reported that the meeting listened to an analysis report on the current situation around the Korean Peninsula and a series of international issues, and discussed future directions for responding to the U.S.

The broadcast stated, "The Political Bureau meeting reallocated defense policy tasks to promptly strengthen and develop more powerful physical means to firmly suppress the hostile acts against the DPRK, which are intensifying day by day by the United States." It also reported, "Instructions were given to the relevant sectors to swiftly review the issue of fully reconsidering the confidence-building measures we had taken proactively and preliminarily, and to reactivate all activities that had been temporarily suspended."

On the same day, the Korean Central News Agency also reported, "The meeting was informed of materials regarding the recent reckless provocations by the United States, unjustly interfering with our country's legitimate exercise of sovereignty," and asserted, "As long as the hostile entity called U.S. imperialism exists, the hostile policy against the DPRK will continue."

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