North Korea to boost nuclear arsenal, conventional military

This picture taken on September 9, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 10, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the flag-raising ceremony and central oath-taking rally to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)