North Koreans told to protect portraits of Kim Jong Un as storm looms

There was a "very urgent need" to "exponentially increase" the production of such rockets to strengthen frontline artillery units, he said. Our army must thoroughly secure overwhelming military power and solid readiness to handle any war at any time, so that the enemy does not dare to use force, and would be annihilated if it does," Kim said. South Korea and the United States said on Monday that they would stage the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises on Aug. 21-31 to improve their ability to respond to North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats.