North Korea has threatened to take firm military action against the United States if it continues to pursue additional sanction. The warning is coming two days after North Korea launched a long range intercontinental ballistic missile believed to have the capacity to hit mainland United States.
Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sunday quoted North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un as saying that the test was designed to show the Hwasong-14 missile's maximum range with a "large sized heavy nuclear warhead". The statement warned the United States to regard the test as a grave warning as the whole US mainland was now within North Korea's reach.
The news outfits also quoted Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying
"The US needs to stop with its delusion of trying to harm us, by clearly understanding the strategic status of the DPRK which soared up as the worlds nuclear and missile power, and our military and peoples' strong will to revenge our enemies to destruction"
He added that "If the US continues to frantically cling on to the so-called 'strong sanctions' and military adventures against us, we will respond with firm action of justice that we had already made clear."
Meanwhile, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Geng Shuang has condemned North Korea's action, describing it as a gross violation of United Nations resolutions. He warned North Korea to desist from acts capable of escalating tension in the region
"The UN Security Council has clear regulations on North Korea's launch activities that use ballistic missile technologies. China is opposed to North Korea's launch activities in violation of UN Security Council resolutions and against the will of the international community," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
