North Korea’s King Jong Un calls for ‘accelerated’ war preparations

NORTH KOREAN LEADER Kim Jong Un has urged his party to "accelerate" war preparations including its nuclear programme, state media has said. The comments came just a week after Kim warned Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if "provoked" with nukes. Kim made the comments at the North's ongoing year-end party meeting, where he is expected to unveil key policy decisions for 2024. Kim asked the party to "further accelerate the war preparations" across sectors, including nuclear weapons and civil defense, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He also stressed that the "military situation" on the…