“The current security situation around our country is very serious, the environment carries risks of extreme aggravation.

This situation forces us to continue to pursue the goals of strengthening the defense capability," the leader of the DPRK said, writes the Central News Agency of Korea.

Previously, the DPRK conducted several exercises with missile launches towards the Sea of ​​Japan.

On June 5, the republic fired six short-range missiles.

On June 7, the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers made a statement in which they called a new nuclear test in the DPRK likely.