The five million members of North Korea's youth league should prepare themselves as "nuclear bombs" to protect the nation's leadership, the Korean Children's Union (KCU) said on Monday.
The statement, which was revealed among extensive state media coverage of the first youth congress in 23 years, came from an organization representing and requiring membership of all North Korean children between seven and 13.
The five million members of North Korea's youth league should prepare themselves as "nuclear bombs" to protect the nation's leadership, the Korean Children's Union (KCU) said on Monday.
The statement, which was revealed among extensive state media coverage of the first youth congress in 23 years, came from an organization representing and requiring membership of all North Korean children between seven and 13.
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