Kim Jong-un tells North Korean army to prepare for war

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Kim Jong-un tells North Korean army to prepare for war

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that the most “crucial task” for the country’s armed forces is to make “full preparations for war”.

In a message delivered after he observed special forces exercises, the

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said that his country had to be ready for “all levels of modern warfare”, according to state media.

In a video of the drills,

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can be seen manoeuvring over uneven, sandy terrain as Kim, in his usual leather coat and ****** trousers, looks on.

Kim Jong-un wants North Korea to ‘perfect military and technical preparations’ – STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP/Getty Images

He is surrounded by military officials in uniform, including the minister of national defence, the chief of staff and the director of the general political bureau.

Kim appears enthralled by the exercises, at one point holding up binoculars to watch the tanks fire into the distance.

The drills also involved physical exercises, as well as sea and air drills. In the video, the soldiers are seen disembarking from rubber boats and running to shore as well as rappelling from helicopters.

The dictator said his country’s “viewpoint on training” was changing in order to “perfect military and technical preparations” and enhance “the combat efficiency and effectiveness of our weapon systems”.

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North Korean soldiers take part in the military exercises – Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP

Kim also emphasised the need to prepare for “all levels for modern warfare”, which includes introducing “IT system and scientific judgement system into training”.

It was recently confirmed by Kim and Vladimir Putin that North Korean forces

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against

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Kim praised

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for their “fighting spirit and heroism” and defined it as a “sacred mission for further consolidating as firm as a rock”

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between the two countries.

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Pyongyang “regards it as an honour to have an alliance with such a powerful state as the Russian Federation”, state media reported.

The latest drills also follow a

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in March, which Pyongyang held in the midst of

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with the United States.

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