North Korea discusses new policies for increasing 'nuclear war deterrence': Report

North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its "nuclear war deterrence" during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, AFP reported quoting news agency KCNA reported Sunday.

The report did not specify what the nuclear deterrence entailed, but said that "crucial measures" were taken at the meeting "for considerably increasing the firepower strike ability of the artillery pieces of the Korean People's Army".

"Set forth at the meeting were new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country," KCNA said.

Discussions at the Central Military Commission meeting also centred on "putting the strategic armed forces on a high alert operation" in line with the "building and development of the armed forces of the country".

If the meeting, the date of which was not given, occurred in the last several days, it marks Kim's first public appearance in almost three weeks, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.

News of North Korea's nuclear discussions came after a report Friday in The Washington Post that US President Donald Trump's administration had discussed holding the first US nuclear test since 1992 as a potential warning to Russia and China.