Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee lashes out at North Korea's 'evil intent'KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversees "a very big machinery of people who have equally evil intent," Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says. Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has accused North Korea of having "evil intent" and making "outrageous threats" – most recently against Australia. Overnight on Saturday, North Korea's foreign ministry lashed out at Australia, warning that it was "coming within the range of the nuclear strike". READ MORE:* Is NZ safe from North Korea's threat of nuclear war? "It's North Korea that is sending the missiles into the Sea of Japan and making the various outrageous threats including the threats overnight to Australia."

Source: Stuff April 23, 2017 04:10 UTC