Kim Jong-un “prepares for war”, North Korean media announcement

Kim Jong-un “prepares for war”. The last moves of the North Korean leader trigger the alarm. In fact, the dictator ordered the army to “intensify preparations for war and signed the expansion of combat operations of front-line units”, reported the same North Korean state media. A message that has two obvious recipients: the United States and the civilians of South Korea. The two countries’ armed forces are, in fact, preparing for a large-scale combined military exercise.

According to Pyongyang media reports, Kim Jong-un has also made changes in the military leadership. In fact, he appointed Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil as his new chief of staff to replace General Pak Su Il. All this took place at the meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of North Korea, the only one in the country and which Kim controls as chairman. At the heart of the appointment was a desire to “promote the army’s readiness for war and lay out plans for offensive countermeasures to deter opponents”, who according to state media were becoming more brazen in their “reckless military confrontation” with the North. In short, a warning to Seoul and its allies.