DPRK calls for exponential increase in nuclear arsenal

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) calls for an exponential increase in its nuclear arsenal, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.

The ongoing situation on the Korean Peninsula "highlights the importance and necessity of a mass-producing of tactical nuclear weapons and calls for an exponential increase of the country's nuclear arsenal," the KCNA r