North Korea vows to response to any US threat

PYONGYANG, Nov. 08 (YPA) – North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol affirmed that US military actions on the Korean Peninsula have “become bold”, threatening Pyongyang’s security and deliberately escalating political and military tension in the region.

The statement, carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), came less than a day after the South Korean military reported detecting a short-range ballistic missile launch at around noon on Friday — which was not reported by North Korea’s state media Saturday morning.

“We have correctly understood the hostility of the U.S. to stand in confrontation with the DPRK to the last and will never avoid the response to it,” said the defense minister No Kwang Chol.

“In the future, all threats encroaching upon our sphere of security will become direct targets of the DPRK and be managed in a necessary way,” he added.

“We are ready to respond to everything. We will show more offensive action against the enemies’ threat on the principle of ensuring security and defending peace by dint of powerful strength,” he stressed.

@E.Y.M