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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainlan<\/a>d, as he vowed to build an \u201cinvincible\u201d military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also used his speech at a rare exhibition of weapons systems<\/a> Monday to stress that his military might isn\u2019t targeted at South Korea and that there shouldn\u2019t be another war pitting Korean people against each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe U.S. has frequently signaled it\u2019s not hostile to our state, but there is no action-based evidence to make us believe that they are not hostile,\u201d Kim said Monday, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. \u201cThe U.S. is continuing to create tensions in the region with its wrong judgments and actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling the United States a \u201csource\u201d of instability on the Korean Peninsula, Kim said his country\u2019s most important objective is possessing an \u201cinvincible military capability<\/a>\u201d that no one can dare challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition, which KCNA says was meant to mark the 76th birthday of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party on Sunday, was the first of its kind since Kim took power in late 2011, according to Seoul officials. North Korean photos showed Kim, clad in a dark suit, walking on a red carpet lined with big missiles mounted on trucks, passing by a multiple rocket launch system and watching jets flying in a formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition featured an array of newly developed weapons, including intercontinental ballistic missiles North Korea has already test-launched or displayed during military parades in recent years, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yang Wook, a military expert who teaches at South Korea\u2019s Hannam University, said the weapons in the photos include what appears to be a new ICBM that North Korea disclosed during a military parade last year but hasn\u2019t test-fired, Yang said. That missile mounted on an 11-axel launch vehicle during the parade is considered to be the North\u2019s biggest-yet ICBM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other weapons on display were another ICBM that North Korea tested in 2017; ballistic missiles that can be fired from submarines or a train; solid-fueled, short-range missiles; and a developmental hypersonic missile that had its first test-flight last month, said Lee Choon Geun, a missile expert at South Korea\u2019s Science and Technology Policy Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBasically, North Korea wants to send this message: \u2018We\u2019ll continue to develop new weapons and arm ourselves with nuclear force, so don\u2019t slap sanctions with these as we can\u2019t agree on the double standards,\u2019\u201d Yang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seoul\u2019s Defense Ministry said South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities were analyzing the North Korean weapons displayed but didn\u2019t elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent weeks North Korea has sent mixed signals toward its rivals, as it resumed its missile tests after a six-month hiatus but offered conditional talks with South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what North Korea claims to be a new hypersonic missile launched from Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County, Jagang Province, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. North Korea said Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 it successfully tested the new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear capable as it continues to expand its military capabilities while pressuring Washington and Seoul over long-stalled negotiations over its nuclear weapons. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During his exhibition speech, Kim accused South Korea of hypocrisy because it criticizes North Korea\u2019s weapons development as provocations while spending heavily to increase its own military capabilities. But he still said his military doesn\u2019t target South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI say once again that South Korea isn\u2019t the one that our military forces have to fight against,\u201d Kim said. \u201cSurely, we aren\u2019t strengthening our defense capability because of South Korea. We shouldn\u2019t repeat a horrible history of compatriots using force against each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some experts say North Korea is attempting to use South Korea\u2019s desire to improve ties to pressure it to convince the United States to relax punishing economic sanctions on the North and make other concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Korea has long sought improved ties with the United States because it wants sanctions relief and a better security environment to focus on reviving its moribund economy. The high-stakes diplomacy between the countries fell apart in early 2019 after the Americans rejected North Korea\u2019s calls for extensive sanctions relief in return for partial disarmament steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States has recently repeatedly offered talks with North Korea \u201canywhere and at any time\u201d without preconditions. Kim has called such an offer \u201ccunning\u201d attempt to conceal U.S. hostility against North Korea, as he wants Washington to ease the sanctions or suspend its regular military drills with Seoul first before the talks can resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its recent missile tests, Kim still maintains a 2018 self-imposed moratorium on long-range missile tests directly targeting the American homeland, a sign that he still wants to keep alive chances for future talks with Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, North Korea conducted three ICBM tests and claimed to have acquired an ability to attack the U.S. mainland with nuclear missiles. Lee, the expert, questioned the North\u2019s claim, saying it needs to conduct several more flight-tests to prove it has overcome the last remaining technological hurdles such as one on protecting a warhead from the extreme heat and pressure after re-entering the Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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