North Korean leader calls for expanded nuclear forces to counter US threats

Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a meeting in Pyongyang, in a photo provided by the North Korean government (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear programme to counter US-led threats.

His comments, reported on Monday, were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election.