Kim Jong Un says North Korea ready to use nukes in potential military conflict with US, South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, criticizing Yoon Suk-yeol for the first time, warning Seoul was pushing towards the brink of war, state media reported on Thursday.

Kim’s speech to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War was apparently meant to boost internal unity in the impoverished country amid pandemic-related economic difficulties.

He accused the United States of “demonizing” North Korea to justify its hostile policies. Kim said regular U.S.-South Korea military drills that he claimed target the North highlight U.S. “double standards” and “gangster-like” aspects because it brands North Korea’s routine military activities — an apparent reference to its missile tests — as provocations or threats.

North Korea's first lady Ri Sol Ju attended the event and was seen crying next to her husband Kim Jong Un while singing the national anthem.

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