Kim Jong-un has warned he would “launch a nuclear attack without hesitation” if provoked by his enemies, state media reported on Thursday.
The North Korean leader made the threat while talking to the military unit which successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday, according to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
Monday’s launch was “a clear explanation of the offensive counteraction mode and the evolution of the nuclear strategy and doctrine of the DPRK not to hesitate [to launch] even a nuclear attack when the enemy provoke it with nukes”, said Kim, according to the agency.
The United States, South Korea and Japan have been strengthening military co-operation and joint capabilities in response to the unprecedented frequency of missile launches and other
