북한 중앙군사위 "핵전쟁 억제력 강화•전략무력 운영방침 제시"<br /><br />North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hasn't been seen much lately, but a report says he recently led a high-level military meeting,... about strategies to strengthen the regime's nuclear deterrence.<br />This was Kim's first appearance in public in 22 days.<br />Our Kim Jae-hee has this report.<br />The regime's state-run Korean Central News Agency... reported Sunday... that Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting of the Workers' Party Central Military Commission... in which he discussed new policies to strengthen North Korea's nuclear deterrence and its strategic armed forces.<br />The report doesn't elaborate on those policies or say even when the meeting was held.<br />But it says key measures were laid out there... to increase nuclear deterrence considerably.<br />Kim reportedly signed seven orders,... including those aimed at reorganizing the military command system, and enhancing the roles of major military training institutes.<br />Also at the meeting, personnel were appointed to the Central Military Commission and to high-ranking military posts.<br />One of Kim Jong-un's close advisors, Ri Pyong-chol, was elected as the commission's vice-chairman.<br />The last time Kim Jong-un led a meeting of the commission was six months ago, on December 22nd.<br />And this latest meeting was the first time he's appeared in public in 22 days.<br />The last time was at a fertilizer factory on May 1st, which put to rest rumors that he was incapacitated or even dead.<br />But because his appearances are so infrequent, speculation about his health continues.<br />The pictures of him published Sunday by KCNA, however, do not show any particular signs of health problems.<br />Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News.<br />
