âKim Jong-un Uses Party âCongress to Double Down on Nuclear Program
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats âin the history of the Korean nationâ.â
North Korean state media released this photo of Kim Jong-un and other officials, said to have been taken on Tuesday, the last day of the Workers Party congress.Credit.Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021
SEOUL, South Korea â As North Koreaâs leader, Kim Jong-un, convened âa party congress over the past âeight days, outside analysts wondered if his failure to improve the economic lives of his people would affect the dictatorâs nuclear ambitions.
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation.”
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