N. Korea’s Kim vows to bolster nuke capability during parade

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear capability at “maximum speed.” The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous night. KCNA cites Kim as saying North Korea will “continue to take steps to further bolster and develop its nuclear forces at the maximum speed.” Kim’s speech came as North Korea remains locked in a long-running diplomatic standoff with the United States over the North’s nuclear program. In recent months, Kim carried out a spate of missile tests in what experts say was an attempt to pressure the U.S. to win sanctions relief and other concessions.