North Korea Vows Strong Response to US Submarine's Visit to South Korea
North Korea Reacts to US Submarine Visit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to expand its nuclear arsenal, but the latest threat by Kim Yo Jong came after North Korea dialed up regional tensions by unveiling a uranium-enrichment facility and testing a new ballistic missile earlier this month.
Kim Yo Jong's Statement
In a statement carried by state media, Kim Yo Jong said that the submarine's visit clearly reveals the frantic military and strategic attempt of the U.S. She said North Korea’s nuclear war deterrent must be bolstered both in quality and quantity continuously and limitlessly in response. The U.S. strategic assets will never find their resting place in the region of the Korean Peninsula, she said. We will continue to inform that all the ports and military bases of the ROK are not safe places.
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