North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilise” its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday.
Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test — a move that the United States has warned would provoke a “swift and forceful” response.
In Kim's latest speech to mark the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War — known as “Victory Day” in the North — he said the country's armed forces were “thoroughly prepared” for any crisis.