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  "id": 8352580,
  "title": "NK leader calls for 'most concentrated and destructive' artillery capability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/nk-leader-calls-for-most-concentrated-and-destructive-artillery-8352580",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260919/nk-leader-calls-for-most-concentrated-and-destructive-artillery-capability"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the need for his country's artillery forces to possess the most concentrated and destructive capabilities during a visit to major munitions factories earlier this week, according to state media. Kim, accompanied by senior officials, inspected several enterprises from Wednesday to Friday and stated that the artillery should have \"the most concentrated and destructive, massive and versatile offensive capability and responsibly perform the two missions of deterring and fighting war.\" The KCNA reported that Kim also urged the munitions industry to play a larger role in carrying out the strategic policy of the ruling Workers' Party to build the most powerful army, outlining policy tasks such as enhancing artificial intelligence in offensive and defensive weapons, upgrading armor and automation of artillery weapons, and improving production conditions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N.K. leader calls for 'most concentrated and destructive' artillery capability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/n-k-leader-calls-for-most-concentrated-and-destructive-artillery",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:10:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NK leader calls for 'most concentrated and destructive' artillery capability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/nk-leader-calls-for-most-concentrated-and-destructive-artillery",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:32:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}