North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un pledges to advance his military’s arms and war readiness

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N orth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has toured the country’s key weapons factories this week, including those producing launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, as he pledged to advance his military’s arms and war readiness. The leader’s three-day inspections came as South Korea and the US prepared for another round of combined military exercises planned for later this month. Just last week Kim exhibited North Korea’s banned ballistic missiles to Russia’s defence minister as the two countries pledged to boost ties, state media reported. Some experts say Kim’s tour of the weapons factories between August 3 and 5 could be...