YnetNews.com reports: “At its once-in-five-years congress, North Korea’s ruling party credited Kim with expanding the country’s nuclear arsenal, replaced dozens of Central Committee members and, according to Seoul, signaled that Kim Ju Ae is no longer merely considered a successor but the heir apparent.
North Korea’s all-powerful leader Kim Jong Un has been elected to another term as chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party, effectively securing his continued leadership of the state. North Korea’s state media, a mouthpiece for the regime, reported that party delegates voted for Kim because he strengthened the country’s nuclear arsenal and its regional standing.
The announcement of Kim’s election came from a congress of the Workers’ Party, a major propaganda event at which he is expected to lay out his political and military goals for the next five years. State media coverage suggested that Kim intends to further expand his country’s nuclear stockpile. North Korea is already equipped with missiles capable of threatening the United States and its allies in Asia…”
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