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Kim Jong-un urges North Korean military to become ‘strongest armed forces in the world’

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 24). Kim Jong-un urges North Korean military to become ‘strongest armed forces in the world’. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372003/kim-jong-un-urges-north-korean-military-become-strongest-armed-forces-world

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for his military to become the "strongest armed forces in the world" during a two-day meeting with company commanders in Pyongyang. This announcement follows Seoul's proposal for talks to clarify the border after an explosion inside the DMZ, which has worsened tensions between the two nations that are still technically at war due to the absence of a peace treaty following the Korean War truce.
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Kim Jong-un urged North Korean military leaders during a two-day meeting in Pyongyang to make his nation's armed forces the "strongest in the world." The call for a “Korean-style military revolution” was made public by state media on Saturday, October 24. This announcement came amidst tensions with South Korea following an explosion inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which prompted Seoul to propose talks to clarify the border. Both Koreas remain technically at war since the Korean War ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty.

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Kim’s call for what he dubs a ‘Korean-style military revolution’ comes the same week Seoul’s military proposed talks to clarify the border North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said on Saturday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
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Kim Jong-un urges North Korean military to become ‘strongest armed forces in the world’ · assertive framing

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Kim Jong-un urges North Korean military to become ‘strongest armed forces in the world’ asserted
un → urge → world
Kim’s call for what he dubs a ‘Korean-style military revolution’ comes the same week Seoul’s military proposed talks to clarify the border North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said on Saturday. asserted
media → dub → Saturday
Kim’s call for what he dubbed a “Korean-style military revolution” came the same week Seoul’s military proposed talks to clarify the border after an explosion inside the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) further strained inter-Korean ties. asserted
explosion → dub → ties
Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war as the 1950-53 Korean war ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. asserted
war → remain → truce
The Pyongyang event, held on Thursday and Friday, was aimed at developing a plan “to train the strongest armed forces in the world”, Kim said, according to the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA). uncertain
Kim → hold → Agency
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