North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the site of a test-firing of a long-range surface-to-air missile near the East Sea, December 24, 2025 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 25, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL, Dec ‌26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim ‌Jong Un signaled the country will ‌continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major ‍munitions enterprises in the ‍last quarter of ‌2025, state media KCNA said on Friday.

Kim ‍said "the ​country's missile and shell production sector is of ⁠paramount importance in bolstering war deterrent," ‌according to KCNA.