# North Korea to continue rapidly strengthening nuclear capabilities, agency reports

https://mins.news/en/item/125160

- TASS, 2026-11-02 09:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2211725

> Kim Jong Sik, a senior Workers’ Party official, said North Korea would not change its accelerated buildup of nuclear deterrent forces in response to US and South Korean military activity. He condemned US-South Korean exercises and other drills in South Korea and Japan, saying Washington and its allies were intensifying military activity in the region.

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