North Korea calls for readiness of nuclear weapons
North Korea calls for readiness of nuclear weapons
04.03.2016 8:29
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state media said on Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong – un his country is to be ready to use nuclear weapons “at any time” and convert the status of its army to “preemptive attack” in the face of growing threats from enemies.
According to comments published by the Central News Agency , the official Korean to further escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula after the imposition of United Nations Security Council on Wednesday new sanctions strict on the isolated communist state over its nuclear weapons that.
The agency said Kim made the comments during his supervision on exercises military include multiple nozzles modern missile launchers. Did not say when the exercises but said that South Korea was in range of the new weapons fire.
Showed South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday that its northern neighbor fired a few shells toward the sea for a distance of up to 150 kilometers an apparent response to UN sanctions.
Kim said he should North Korea that “nuclear power promotes qualitatively and quantitatively” and stressed ” the need to have nuclear warheads deployed to defend the country in standby mode in order to be released at any moment.”
“it ‘s time now to turn the status of the army from a counter – attack to a preventive attack on all aspects. ”
North Korea has previously threatened pre – emptive strikes against its enemies, including South Korea, Japan and the United States.
received the US Department of defense Pentagon on Kim ‘s comments by saying that he must be on Pyongyang to” refrain from provocative actions that exacerbate tensions. ”
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