Kim Jong-un "Three Additional Reconnaissance Satellites to be Launched Next Year"... North Korea Concludes Year-End Plenary Meeting

"Preparations for the Great Incident of South Joseon Territory Control Continue to Accelerate"

North Korea announced on the 31st that it will launch three additional military reconnaissance satellites next year.

According to Korean Central News Agency, North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un declared at the fifth day meeting of the Workers' Party plenary session held on the 30th, "the task of launching three additional reconnaissance satellites in 2024." The agency added that comprehensive national-level measures were devised at the meeting to vigorously promote the development of space science and technology.

The agency also reported that in Chairman Kim's announcement that day, "based on a sober analysis of the bitter history of distrust and confrontation in inter-Korean relations, a fundamental change in direction regarding the southern sector was presented." Furthermore, Kim stated, "It is a mistake we must no longer make to regard those who declare us as the 'main enemy,' collude with foreign forces, and only seek opportunities for 'regime collapse' and 'absorption reunification' as partners for reconciliation and unification," the agency added.

Chairman Kim also mentioned, "We must continue to accelerate preparations for a major event to swiftly respond to any possible nuclear crisis and to subjugate the entire territory of South Korea by mobilizing all physical means and capabilities, including nuclear forces, in case of emergency." The year-end plenary session of the North Korean Workers' Party, which began on the 26th, appears to have concluded with the fifth day meeting on the 30th.

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