SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted the Air Force's role in exercising nuclear war deterrence as he celebrated the Air Force's 80th anniversary along with his young daughter, state media reported on Sunday. Dressed in long leather coats, Kim and his daughter watched an air show to mark the anniversary and toured a display of aircraft such as an airborne early-warning aircraft that North Korea unveiled earlier this year, state media photographs showed. The country's expectations for the Air Force which, "will play a role in the exercise of the nuclear war deterrent" are truly "great", state media KCNA cited Kim as saying.
Author: Ju-min Park
Published at: 2025-11-29 22:20:00
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