Kim Jong Un on Thursday urged North Korea to expedite war preparations amid escalating tensions with the United States. What Happened: Kim commanded the nation’s military, nuclear weaponry, and munitions departments to expedite war preparations in response to what he describes as unprecedented provocative steps taken by Washington. “He (Kim) set forth the militant tasks for the People’s Army and the munitions industry, nuclear weapons and [civil defense] sectors to further accelerate the war preparations, on the basis of in-depth analysis of the grave political and military situation in the Ko…
