Kim Jong-un's visit to a munitions factory in an undisclosed location signals a "decisive change" in North Korea's policy towards South Korea. The shift from a relationship of compatriots to one of an enemy state suggests a hostile state of war. By removing references to reconciliation and using South Korea's official name, Pyongyang now treats its southern neighbor as an enemy. There is concern that this change in stance could escalate to the use of nuclear weapons.

The Digest, 1/11/2024 @1000PM, CDT

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