N. Korea's Kim says its military should become 'invincible' entity

▲ This image, captured from footage of North Korea's state-run TV network on Oct. 10, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech at an event celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea's Kim says its military should become 'invincible' entity

By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the armed forces to continue to develop into an "invincible" entity at a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Saturday.

In a speech delivered Friday night, Kim reaffirmed a will to bolster the nation's defense capabilities, but he did not issue threats directly targeting South Korea or the United States.

The North's leader stressed the country's sovereignty can only be "defended and guaranteed by strength," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"Our army should continue to grow into an invincible entity that destroys all threats approaching our range of self-defense by dint of its political, ideological, military and technical superiority overwhelming the enemy, and it should steadily strengthen itself into elite armed forces which win victory after victory on the strength of morality and discipline," he said.

Kim said North Korea will continue its struggle to oppose "injustice and hegemony," apparently referring to the United States. But he did not issue any direct threats against Washington or South Korea in the speech.

His remarks came as North Korea earlier said it is open to talks with the U.S. if Washington drops its demand for the North's denuclearization.

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