Kim Jong-un fires North Korea’s top general and calls for weapons production boost

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed the military’s top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media reported on Thursday. News agency KCNA said the chief of the general staff, Pak Su-il, had been replaced by General Ri Yong-gil but gave no further details. Ri is the defence minister, and it remained unclear if he would retain that role. Kim’s moves emerged during a meeting of his party’s central military commission, and after he visited weapons factories where he called for more missile engines, artillery...