Am ready to nuke the U.S. if … – Kim Jong Un 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weâpöns, state media reported on December 21, 2023.

Kim remarked as he met with soldiers working for the military’s missile bureau and congratulated them over Pyongyang’s recent launching drill of an intercontinental ballistic missîle, KCNA news agency said.

He said the test demonstrated the loyalty and strong stand of the armed forces and was “a clear explanation of the offensive counteraction mode and the evolution of the nuclear strategy and doctrine of the DPRK not to hesitate even a nuclear attack when the enemy provoke it with nukes”, KCNA reported.

DPRK is the abbreviation for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.