FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a meeting to discuss major issues arising in party work at the office building of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea June 12, 2022 in this photo released by the country's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a strengthening of the country's defence capabilities as he wrapped up a key meeting with top military officials, state media said on Friday, raising concerns about its possible addition of tactical nuclear weapons.
The meeting has been closely watched due to growing speculation that Pyongyang could conduct its first nuclear test in five years, which U.S. and South Korean officials have said could take place at "any time" now.
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