Key facts
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country's nuclear weapons state status irreversible.
- Kim Jong Un criticized Japan for transforming into a 'war state' and a military power.
- North Korea aims to accelerate the build-up of national defense capabilities, including a 10,000-ton-class strategic guided missile cruiser.
- The ruling Workers' Party of Korea reaffirmed its commitment to expanding nuclear forces.
- South Korea was designated as North Korea's most hostile nation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared that exercising the country's position as a nuclear weapons state is the only way to cope with the global security situation. During a three-day meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, Kim also criticized Japan, calling it a 'defeated country' that has openly turned itself into a 'war state' by taking current circumstances as an opportunity to become a military power.