Kim vowed a "stronger military offensive" would be launched until Washington and Seoul changed their policies towards North Korea, the agency added. Citing the "unstable situation" on the Korean peninsula, Kim also called for "more intense efforts" to boost North Korea's nuclear arsenal. "There is no guarantee that such shocking accident as downing of the US Air Force strategic reconnaissance plane will not happen in the East Sea of Korea," a North Korean defence spokesperson said. Kim's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong also slammed the purported US airspace violations, and warned North Korea would take "decisive action" if its maritime military demarcation line was crossed. North Korea regards all such exercises as rehearsals for invasion and has described them as "frantic" drills "simulating an all-out war against" Pyongyang.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 14, 2023 04:09 UTC