North Korea Plans Spy Satellites Launches, Nuclear Material Production in 2024
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the party's headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released Dec. 31, 2023, by the Korean Central News Agency.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for "overwhelming" war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday.
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