N. Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal at key party meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) applauds during the second plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's ninth central committee in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23, 2026. In the meeting that lasted from June 20-22, Kim called for efforts to further increase his country's nuclear assets "with a goal of overtaking the world," according to the KCNA. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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