North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday, after a missile launch he said would bring “excruciating mental agony” to his enemies. Overseeing a ballistic missile test on Tuesday, Kim said the party congress “will clarify the next-stage plans for further bolstering up the country’s nuclear war deterrent,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency (Kcna) said. Kim, accompanied by senior North Korean officials as well as his young daughter, watched the test-firing of a “large-caliber” multiple rocket launcher that fired four missiles, Kcna said. The rockets “hit a target” in waters 358.5 kilometers away, according to the North Korean leader. Washington still stations 28,500 troops in South Korea as a deterrent against the nuclear-armed North.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 28, 2026 12:51 UTC