North Korea has pledged to deploy three additional surveillance satellites, enhance its nuclear capabilities, and develop military drones in 2024. Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, asserted that U.S. policies were pushing the region toward an inevitable conflict, expressing his concerns during an extended address concluding five days of ruling party meetings that outlined economic, military, and foreign policy objectives for the upcoming year.

Kim strongly criticized Washington, stating, "Due to the reckless actions of our adversaries aiming to invade us, the likelihood of a conflict erupting on the Korean peninsula is now an undeniable reality," as reported by the state news agency KCNA.