Kim Jong Un abruptly reappears after 36 days out of the spotlight and orders North Korea to 'prepare for war'

• Kim Jong Un had not been seen in public for 36 days, fueling speculation about his health.
• But North Korea's leader attended a meeting with military officials on Monday, reports said.
• He was discussing war strategies as tensions rise around the Korean peninsula, the reports said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly reappeared after 36 days out of the spotlight as he ordered his country to "prepare for war," according to multiple reports.  

Kim was photographed presiding over a meeting of the central military commission of the ruling Workers' Party on Monday, Reuters reported.