Hostile forces should not test the DPRK’s readiness to protect its sovereignty and security interests. This was stated by Kim Yo Jong, deputy head of the department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, who is the sister of the leader of the People’s Republic Kim Jong Un.
“Enemies should not test our will and ability to protect the sovereignty and security interests of the state by using their entire arsenal. This is a very dangerous thing,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted her as saying. The reason for the comment was the appearance of the American nuclear aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the port of the South Korean city of Busan on March 2.
Kim Yo Jong also said that the current US administration has continued the “hostile policy” of its predecessors. “If the US continues to break the record in demonstrating military forces, then we will also have to break the record in using strategic deterrent forces,” the sister of the DPRK leader emphasized. According to her, the appearance of American strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula is becoming a “bad habit.” “We plan to seriously discuss options for activating strategic-level actions that would threaten the enemy’s security,” Kim Yo Jong said.
As reported by KCNA, she reiterated that the aggravation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula is caused by “the machinations of the United States and its satellites.” Pyongyang condemns the “demonstrative outrages of the United States and its satellites, which threaten peace in the region,” the report says.