{"id":72713,"date":"2022-12-28T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/28\/north-korean-leader-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:10:39","slug":"north-korean-leader-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/12\/28\/north-korean-leader-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean leader lays out key goals to boost military power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented new plans to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday, in an indication he\u2019ll continue his provocative run of weapons displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim\u2019s statement came as animosities with rival South Korea rose sharply this week with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-korea-jets-north-korea-drones-8ae75ec612d676455529499a3f20eabb\" target=\"_blank\">South accusing the North of flying drones<\/a>&nbsp;across the border for the first time in five years. This year, North Korea already performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/12\/18\/north-korea-fires-2-ballistic-missiles-capable-of-reaching-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">record number of missile tests<\/a> in what experts call an attempt to modernize its arsenal and increase its leverage in future dealings with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/11\/20\/north-koreas-kim-boasts-new-icbm-as-us-flies-bombers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22323333312348.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">North Korea\u2019s Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. B-1B bombers took part in separate joint exercises Saturday with South Korean and Japanese warplanes in response to a North Korean ICBM launch.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Tuesday session at the ongoing plenary meeting of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party, Kim analyzed new security challenges in international politics and on the Korean Peninsula and clarified principles and directions to take in external relations and fights against enemies to protect national interests and sovereignty, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim \u201cset forth new key goals for bolstering the self-reliant defense capability to be pushed ahead in 2023 under the multilaterally changing situation,\u201d KCNA said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some observers say the new goals could be related to Kim\u2019s drive to expand his nuclear arsenal and acquire high-tech weapons systems such as multi-warhead missiles, a more agile long-range weapon, a spy satellite and advanced drones. They say Kim would eventually aim to use his boosted nuclear power to force his rivals to accept the North as a legitimate nuclear state, a status he thinks is essential in getting international sanctions lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, South Korea\u2019s military fired warning shots and launched fighter jets and helicopters, after detecting what it called five North Korean drones that violated the South\u2019s airspace. South Korea also flew three drones across the border in response, Defense Minister Lee Jong-Sup told lawmakers Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military apologized for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-south-korea-north-705284733b16284ca85fefb13594bee7\" target=\"_blank\">failing to shoot down the drones<\/a>&nbsp;and President Yoon Suk Yeol called for stronger air defenses and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3512\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-106298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg 4896w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg?resize=768,551 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,735 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1102 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22361159864186.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1469 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4896px) 100vw, 4896px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. (Im Hun-jung\/Yonhap via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a meeting with his advisers Wednesday, Yoon said South Korea must resolutely retaliate against any provocation by North Korea, saying that will be the most powerful means to deter the North. Yoon also said South Korea must not be intimidated by North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons, according to his spokesperson, Kim Eun-hye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some experts say the North Korean drone flights might have been designed to test South Korean and U.S. readiness and nullify a previous inter-Korean agreement to reduce tensions at front-line areas. 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In an apparent effort to blame the allegedly lax air defenses on Moon\u2019s engagement policy toward North Korea, Yoon said, \u201cI think our people must have seen well how dangerous a policy relying on the North\u2019s good faith and (peace) agreements would be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moon\u2019s liberal opposition Democratic Party accused the president of trying to shift blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under a five-year arms buildup plan announced Wednesday, South Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry said it\u2019ll push to bolster its so-called three-axis system \u2014 preemptive strike, missile defense and retaliatory attack capabilities \u2014 to cope with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/12\/18\/north-korea-fires-2-ballistic-missiles-capable-of-reaching-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Korean nuclear threats<\/a>. 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