North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘military revolution’ as he urges stronger army units

SEOUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country s army ​companies to be turned ‌into elite, self-sufficient combat units during a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Saturday. The ‌event ​underscored Kim s consistent ⁠policy priority of ⁠strengthening the military. In a speech at a conference of company commanders for North Korea s Army on ​October 22-23, which KCNA said was the first military-wide ⁠gathering since the ⁠Ninth Congress of North Korea s ​ruling party in February, Kim called ​for every company to fully ‌prepare so that the goal of the new-era military build-up can be achieved. Let us build the strongest ⁠army and speed up a military revolution in our style , Kim said. During the ⁠Ninth ‌Congress of North Korea s ⁠ruling party in February, ​which ‌sets the country s direction for ​the ⁠next five years, Kim called for stronger conventional armed forces as well as reaffirming efforts to develop nuc