North Korea's Kim orders production of more rocket engines, warhead tips - KCNA

 

FILE PHOTO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS/File photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the production of more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warhead tips, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a report otherwise lacking threats against Washington after weeks of heightened tension.

 

A report about Kim's visit to a chemical institute came not long after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to make a peace overture to Pyongyang, welcoming what he called the recent restraint shown by the reclusive North.

 

Kim was briefed about the process of manufacturing intercontinental ballistic missile warhead tips and solid-fuel rocket engine during his tour of the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defence Science, the North's official KCNA news agency said.

 

"He instructed the institute to produce more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warhead tips by further expanding engine production process and the production capacity of rocket warhead tips and engine jets by carbon/carbon compound material," KCNA said.

 

North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests and dozens of missile tests since the start of last year, significantly raising tensions on the heavily militarised Korean peninsula. Two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles in July resulted in a new round of tougher global sanctions.

 

The last missile test on July 28 put the U.S. mainland in range, prompting heated exchanges that raised fears of a new conflict on the peninsula.

 

Tillerson, however, noted what he called the restraint the North had shown lately and said on Tuesday he hoped a path could be opening for dialogue some time in the near future.

 

South Korea and the United States are conducting an annual joint drill involving computer simulations of a possible war on the Korean peninsula, exercises that the North routinely describes as preparation for invasion. The drills started on Monday and will run through to Aug. 31.

 

South Korea will also conduct a voluntary civil defence drill across the country later on Wednesday.

 

The KCNA report said Kim had given "special thanks and special bonus" to officials of the institute, calling them heroes. A photograph showed Kim in a grey pinstriped suit, smiling before a large flow chart that described some kind of manufacturing process.

 

However, there was none of the fiery rhetoric of recent weeks, when Kim threatened to fire missiles into the sea near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier warned North Korea it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States.

 

New U.S. sanctions announced on Tuesday target Chinese and Russian firms, as well as individuals, for supporting Pyongyang's weapons nuclear and missile programmes.

 

(Reporting by Christine Kim; Editing by Jack Kim and Paul Tait)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-08-23

So by all means, let's cancel military exercises with the South & with Japan to appease this sociopath.  Why then he'll stop everything and suddenly turn into a rational, peace-loving, all-around nice guy...

 

 

If i was Kim i wouldnt want to be at the bottom of the list either

 

good idea. make lots of bombs to protect yourselves.
 

I have to be reading (no I don't, but I am) Nick Turse's Kill Anything That Moves.... while living in a Thai village???

the Vietnam refugee camp movements the US did.

more depressing than anything the Nazi's or KKK did.....not "mental racists" or not enough of a rant about Neo Nazi's... it was beyond that.  plenty of guys and some gals in Thailand personally know of it. and there's is nothing else to say on that.

and WE STILL ARE DOING THIS if only mostly only by air dropped bombs... but while "respecting" our "services" all the way for getting the job done.  *&*&$$$$???
 

DPRK is making bombs? good. it makes sense to me.
 

good idea.

 

Edited August 24, 20178 yr by maewang99