SEOUL:
North Korean leader
Kim Jong-un said his
military
should "thoroughly annihilate" the US and
South Korea
if provoked, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Monday, after he vowed to boost national defence to cope with what he called an unprecedented US-led confrontation. In a meeting Sunday with commanding army officers, Kim said it is urgent to sharpen "the treasured sword" to safeguard national security, an apparent reference to his country's nuclear weapons programme.
He cited "the US and other hostile forces' military confrontation moves." Kim stressed that "our army should deal a deadly blow to thoroughly
annihilate
them by mobilising all the toughest means and potentialities" if they opt for military confrontation and provocations, KCNA said.
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