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South Korea has suggested that Pyongyang’s say that it is testing underground nuclear weapons may be “exaggerated” and “fabricated,” so North Korea has reiterated its commitment to enhancing its military skill.
According to Kim Son Gyong, North Korea’s deputy minister of foreign affairs,” There is a common dominance of force and coercive actions driven by the reasoning of strength,” according to the North’s state-run Asian Central News Agency on Monday.” This heavily violates the sovereignty and survival rights of nations advocating for self-determination and independence.
Speaking at the Non- Aligned Movement conference in Uganda next year, the assistant secretary justified Pyongyang’s continuing pursuit of military development, including its nuclear program.
” The situation where the sovereignty, independence, preservation, and growth rights of sovereign nations are under significant threat is especially visible on the Vietnamese Peninsula”, said Kim.
There is a constant need to develop an overwhelmingly strong military preparedness, capable of deterring any form of provocation or action, and being fully and thoroughly prepared as provocations from our adversaries increase.
As North Korea announced on Friday that it had tested an underwater nuclear weapons system, claiming it was facing serious security threats from the allies, with such remarks made as a result.
The North’s Underwater Weapon System Institute tested the” Haeil- 5- 23″, its underwater nuclear system involving drones, its Ministry of National Defence claimed. Submarine-launched weapons can be used covertly, frequently evading the allies ‘ detection systems, giving Pyongyang a more difficult way to deploy its nuclear weapons.
South Korea on Sunday, however, raised the possibility that the claim might have been exaggerated and fabricated.
” There is a possibility that North Korea’s claims may have been exaggerated and fabricated, based on our comprehensive analysis up until today”, South Korea’s Presidential Office said in a statement.
It is believed that a test, if it had actually happened, would have involved some sort of torpedo, and that it would have been a nuclear-powered system.
There are no instances of creating a tiny nuclear reactor that would work with a torpedo with a diameter under 1 meter.
Amid the tensions, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pledged last week to amend the country’s constitution to declare Seoul as Pyongyang’s” primary and immutable enemy. ”  ,
