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Wed, August 17, 2022 | 08:27
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NK leader orders military to keep combat readiness
北 김정은 군부대 방문…"전쟁은 미리 광고하지 않아"
Posted : 2013-12-25 16:58
Updated : 2013-12-25 16:58
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, tours the Command of Large Combined Unit 526 near the western port city of Nampo, Tuesday. During the inspection, Kim said that a war could break out without any prior notice on the Korean Peninsula, calling on the military to bolster its combat readiness.  / Yonhap
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, tours the Command of Large Combined Unit 526 near the western port city of Nampo, Tuesday. During the inspection, Kim said that a war could break out without any prior notice on the Korean Peninsula, calling on the military to bolster its combat readiness. / Yonhap


By Kang Seung-woo




North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the military to maintain high combat readiness, warning that a war could break out without notice, according to its official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Wednesday.

Kim made the remarks during his visit to the Command of Large Combined Unit 526 near the western port city of Nampo on Christmas Eve, the day when his late father Kim Jong-il was named supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

"He instructed the unit to put utmost spurs on rounding off its combat readiness with the firm resolution, always bearing in mind that a war breaks out without any prior notice," the KCNA said.

Senior officials and military leaders, including Choe Ryong-hae, the chief of the military Politburo, and Ri Yong-gil, the North's military chief, accompanied the young leader.

Choe has been considered the communist state's new No. 2 man following the recent execution of the current leader's uncle, Jang Song-thaek.

His military inspection coincided with President Park Geun-hye's first visit to a frontline unit since she came into office in February.

Park ordered service members to deal "sternly and mercilessly" with North Korean provocations to address rising security concerns.

Seoul and Washington have stepped up their surveillance on North Korea amid concerns that it could resort to provocative moves in an attempt to escalate tensions and divert domestic attention away from the execution of the high-profile official.


北 김정은 군부대 방문…"전쟁은 미리 광고하지 않아"

김정은 북한 국방위원회 제1위원장은 김정일 최고사령관 추대 기념일을 맞아 제526대연합부대 지휘부를 시찰했다고 조선중앙통신이 25일 보도했다.

김정은 제1위원장의 군부대 방문은 김정일 최고사령관 추대(1991년) 기념일인 24일 이뤄진 것으로 보이며, 일선 군부대 시찰은 장성택 처형 이후 이번이 처음이다.

김 제1위원장은 부대 지휘관들을 만난 자리에서 '우리나라를 세계적인 군사초대국의 지위에 올려세운 장군님(김정일)의 업적은 후손만대에 빛날 것'이라며 김정일 최고사령관 추대 기념일을 뜻깊게 기념해야 한다고 강조했다.

김 제1위원장은 부대의 혁명사적교양실과 연혁실, 작전지휘실, 군사연구실, 권총사격관을 돌아보며 '전쟁은 언제 한다고 광고를 내지 않는다는 것을 잊지 말고 싸움준비 완성에 최대의 박차를 가해야 한다'고 지시했다고 통신이 전했다.



이어 군인회관, 버섯재배온실 등 부대의 여러 곳을 둘러보고 나서 부대 군인들과 함께 기념사진을 찍었다.

앞서 최룡해 군 총정치국장도 김정일 2주기를 맞아 지난 16일 금수산태양궁전 광장에서 열린 북한군 충성맹세모임에서 '우리는 전쟁은 광고를 내고 하지 않는다는 것을 명심하고 언제나 고도의 격동상태를 견지하겠다'고 맹세했다.

김 제1위원장이 방문한 526대연합부대는 평안남도 남포시에 사령부를 둔 3군단인 것으로 알려졌다.



중앙통신은 이 대연합부대가 6·25전쟁 시기 57명의 '공화국영웅'과 많은 수훈자를 배출했으며 김일성 주석과 김정일 국방위원장이 수십 차례 시찰한 '자랑 많은 부대'라고 소개했다.

김 제1위원장의 3군단 시찰에는 최룡해, 리영길 군 총참모장, 장정남 인민무력부장, 서홍찬 인민무력부 제1부부장, 김수길 총정치국 조직부국장, 박정천 포병사령관, 박태성 노동당 부부장, 김동화 군 중장 등이 동행했다.

 

 
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