North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered an “exponential increase” in the number of nuclear weapons in his country’s arsenal and for a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to be developed, state media reported Sunday.

Kim conducted a record number of rocket launches last year.

“While demanding an exponential increase in nuclear weapons arsenal, he declared a transformative strategy for the development of nuclear force and national defense in 2023 with this as the basic direction,” the state-run outlet Korean Central News Agency said , as translated.Kim also said the United States and its allies were “dealt a serious blow by […]