Kim Jong-un urges North Korean military to become ‘strongest armed forces in the world’

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged military company commanders to train the armed forces to become the strongest in the world. His call for a Korean-style military revolution comes amid heightened tension with South Korea after an explosion in the Demilitarized Zone and Seoul's proposal for border talks.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said on Saturday. Kim’s call for what he dubbed a “Korean-style military revolution” came the same week Seoul’s military proposed talks to clarify the border after an explosion inside the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) further strained inter-Korean ties. Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war as the 1950-53 Korean...