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North Korea's Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations (www.reuters.com)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just gesticulation ahead of the Camp David summit on August 18, involving the US, South Korea, and Japan; and the military drills involving the same countries the following week.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd say they probably want to just export more to Russia. They have the demand and can probably offer more military tech in exchange.