Kim Jong Un has his eyes firmly set on securing title of “the world’s most powerful” nuclear force

As reported in state media, Kim Jong Un is launching a bold nuclear program to become an “absolute force, unprecedented in the century.”

Most recently though, North Korea tested “firing of a new kind” of missile. Kim dubbed the new weapon as “the world’s strongest strategic weapon.”

The intercontinental ballistic missile was a Hwaseong-17, capable of reaching western nations. Kim claims it is an innovation of the overarching nuclear technology, as North Korea leads the way.

The new missile force follows the country launches an array of tests over recent months. The drills have been closely monitored by the west because of the long-range capabilities of the nuclear weapons.