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North Korea building up weapons amid economic shortfall, Seoul says

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North Korea is struggling economically but continues to build up its military ahead of Pyongyang’s Eighth Party Congress in January, according to Seoul.
Dec.16 (UPI) — North Korea is struggling economically but continues to build up its military ahead of Pyongyang’s Eighth Party Congress in January, according to Seoul. South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook said Wednesday at a year-end meeting of military commanders the Kim Jong-un regime is pushing forward with state goals that must be met before the Party Congress, as it nears the final stages of its « 80-day battle » or productivity campaign, Newsis reported. Suh said the North displayed at the Oct.10 anniversary parade « new missiles and conventional weapons on a large scale.

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