[Kim Jong-un inspects the work of the defense industry sector] September 19th, according to the KCNA report on the 19th, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Council, inspected the work of the defense industry sector from the 16th to the 18th to learn about the production conditions of important military industry enterprises. Kim Jong-un said that building a strong artillery force is the basic core of containing war and executing war. North Korea’s recent achievements in modernizing its defense forces mean major changes in the composition, means and war response plans of North Korea’s armed forces. KCNA reported that Kim Jong-un proposed important policy tasks regarding the production, management and operation of important military industrial enterprises, requiring that we continue to accelerate the expansion of production capacity and modernization of technical processes, improve the level of artificial intelligence in attack and defense combat weapon systems, further enhance the armoring and automation of artillery weapons, and improve production conditions and environment. (Xinhua News Agency)