Kim Jong Un and his daughter at the test-fire of the country's Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.(Reuters: KCNA)
ABC News Australia: Kim Jong Un calls North Korea's new nuclear missiles the 'world's strongest strategic weapon'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful nuclear force at the launch of his country's largest ballistic missile.
The announcement comes after Mr Kim inspected a test of the country's new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and pledged to counter US nuclear threats with nuclear weapons.
He said building the nuclear force was for reliably protecting the dignity and sovereignty of the state and its people.
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