{"id":260913,"date":"2026-05-20T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/20\/kim-jong-un-strengthens-north-koreas-military-key-strategies-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:31:43","slug":"kim-jong-un-strengthens-north-koreas-military-key-strategies-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/05\/20\/kim-jong-un-strengthens-north-koreas-military-key-strategies-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un Strengthens North Korea&#8217;s Military: Key Strategies Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"class_div_main\" image align_center><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"North\" korea\u2019s korean central news agency reported on the 18th that dear comrade kim jong un convened a meeting of division and brigade commanders of the entire military on may 17 and met with them. yonhap news src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/\/content\/image\/2026\/05\/18\/20260518580005.jpg\" storyid=\"449daa40-523a-11f1-b960-0b4f2e0e9b19\"><figcaption>\n  North Korea\u2019s Korean Central News Agency reported on the 18th that Dear Comrade Kim Jong Un convened a meeting of division and brigade commanders of the entire military on May 17 and met with them. Yonhap News<br \/>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a meeting of divisional and brigade commanders across the armed forces and ordered them to reinforce units along the Military Demarcation Line near the Demilitarized Zone.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Analysts say the move is part of Pyongyang\u2019s broader push to recast inter-Korean relations as a hostile, two-state relationship and to reassert its territorial claims.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim summoned division and brigade commanders to the Workers&#8217; Party Central Hall on May 17 to discuss a series of significant military matters.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>KCNA reported Kim invoked the party\u2019s territorial defense policy, calling for frontline units guarding the southern border to be strengthened and for the border to be turned into an \u201cimpregnable fortress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He went beyond a call for tighter vigilance, demanding a comprehensive overhaul of frontline unit organization and technical capabilities. He ordered a review of operational concepts and directed that practical training be updated to reflect the modernization of military hardware.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>KCNA quoted Kim as saying institutional measures will be established to modernize the force both organizationally and technologically, and he emphasized commanders\u2019 responsibilities in carrying out those measures.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He said that as the military\u2019s equipment modernizes rapidly, operational concepts across all domains must be redefined, and planned programs to translate those concepts into unit combat training must be accelerated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Kim ordered that training to achieve full combat readiness remain the military\u2019s core duty. He directed commanders to overhaul training systems and strengthen realistic drills to match changes in modern warfare and the armed forces\u2019 development.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are building a powerful military,\u201d Kim said, adding that if the tasks outlined in the upcoming five-year plan are completed, the military\u2019s strategic readiness will be transformed and will bring significant changes to its deterrence posture.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Chief of the General Staff Ri Yong-gil and Defense Ministry adviser Pak Jong-chon, among others. After the session, Kim posed for commemorative photos with the commanders to project unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jong-un ordered military enhancements along the border, reflecting North Korea&#8217;s shift towards a hostile stance in inter-Korean relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/05\/CP-2024-0133\/thumb-78f8eb98-dde7-44a3-b0f2-04ffa90ef442.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kim Jong Un Strengthens North Korea&#039;s Military: Key Strategies 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