Kim made the remarks during his visit to the Kim Jong-il University of Military and Politics on Wednesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA quoted Yonhap news agency as reporting).

KCN said, "He said now is the time to prepare for war more than ever and that North Korea must prepare more strongly and completely for the war, which must be won without failure, not "Only for possible war." Added.

Kim was also quoted as instructing the university to nurture new military talents who are completely loyal to the Party Central Committee and capable of dominating the enemy with "ideological, mental, militant, moral and tactical superiority." Are capable.

North Korea has been ramping up weapons testing this year, including launching cruise missiles from both sea and land and firing exercises from super-large multiple rocket launchers.

Last week, it claimed to have successfully tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile fitted with a hypersonic warhead, adding that all missiles developed by the country are solid-fuel, nuclear capable with warhead containment capability.