One day in February 2017, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un inspected a piece of equipment developed by the scientists and technicians of the State Academy of Sciences. It was a proud creation that was better in performance and lower in power consumption than foreign equipment. Watching the equipment, he repeatedly said undeserved words of praise. Noting that developing science and technology is the strategic line of the Workers’ Party of Korea and an important issue related to the future of the state , he confidently said that giving priority to science and technology is the shortcut to the building of a powerful socialist country.