She accused the US of deploying its strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula at the “constant” level, denouncing the USS Carl Vinson’s South Korea entry as Washington’s expression of its “most hostile and confrontational will” against the North, according to her statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.
“As indicated by the regional military situation, the US and its stooges’ heinous ambition to threaten, pressurise and bring the DPRK to its knees by force of arms is developing into a more reckless phase,” Kim argued, referring to her country by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The US’ hostile policy constitutes “sufficient justification” for North Korea to “indefinitely bolster up its nuclear war deterrent,” Kim also said, warning that her country will be compelled to “renew its records in the exercise of strategic deterrence” should the US continue military demonstration.
“The DPRK is also planning to carefully examine the option for increasing the actions threatening the security of the enemy at the strategic level,” Kim warned.
An official at South Korea’s unification ministry denounced Kim’s latest statement as part of North Korea’s typical threats against the allies’ defensive drills, “recklessly shifting the blame onto the opposing side.”