Kim Jong Un visits missile bases, calls for nuclear deterrence against U.S. threat

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected strategic missile bases and called for bolstering nuclear deterrence against the "ever-increasing threat" posed by the United States, state-run media reported Wednesday.

Kim was accompanied on the visits by his sister, Kim Yo Jong, and high-ranking political official Kim Jong Sik, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. KCNA did not specify when the tours took place.

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