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North Korea has threatened to “totally destroy” its enemies if war breaks out, contingent upon an order from leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media KCNA on Sunday. This declaration came during a meeting on Saturday attended by Kim to mark the 71st anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
Senior military officials, including Army Colonel Ri Un Ryong and Navy Lieutenant Commander Yu Kyong Song, expressed their intense animosity towards the US and South Korea at the meeting.The officials’ comments were described as coming “out of surging hatred” towards these nations.
In the meeting, the military officials accused the US and South Korea of “being hell-bent on provoking a nuclear war.” They pledged to fortify their war readiness to deliver an “overwhelming attack on the enemy anytime and without delay and totally destroy them once the respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un gives an order.”
North Korea and the United States lack diplomatic ties, and attempts to reduce tensions and denuclearize North Korea have been at a standstill since 2019. North Korea’s state media has recently indicated that it does not expect any changes regardless of who is elected as the next president of the United States.
The armistice agreement that halted the Korean War was signed on July 27, 1953, by North Korea, the United States, and China, effectively ending three years of hostilities. The agreement was signed by US generals on behalf of the United Nations forces supporting South Korea.
North Korea refers to July 27 as “Victory Day,” while South Korea does not observe the day with significant events. Hostilities ended with a truce, rather than a treaty, meaning the two Koreas are technically still at war.
Senior military officials, including Army Colonel Ri Un Ryong and Navy Lieutenant Commander Yu Kyong Song, expressed their intense animosity towards the US and South Korea at the meeting.The officials’ comments were described as coming “out of surging hatred” towards these nations.
In the meeting, the military officials accused the US and South Korea of “being hell-bent on provoking a nuclear war.” They pledged to fortify their war readiness to deliver an “overwhelming attack on the enemy anytime and without delay and totally destroy them once the respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un gives an order.”
North Korea and the United States lack diplomatic ties, and attempts to reduce tensions and denuclearize North Korea have been at a standstill since 2019. North Korea’s state media has recently indicated that it does not expect any changes regardless of who is elected as the next president of the United States.
The armistice agreement that halted the Korean War was signed on July 27, 1953, by North Korea, the United States, and China, effectively ending three years of hostilities. The agreement was signed by US generals on behalf of the United Nations forces supporting South Korea.
North Korea refers to July 27 as “Victory Day,” while South Korea does not observe the day with significant events. Hostilities ended with a truce, rather than a treaty, meaning the two Koreas are technically still at war.
