Latest News: North Korean Defense Minister Vows to Respond to Threats from the United States
Pyongyang Time, November 8, 2025. In a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean Defense Minister Rhu Kang-ryeol wrote:
We are ready to respond to anything. Based on the principle of ensuring security and protecting peace with strong power support, we will demonstrate more offensive actions to respond to the threat from the enemy United States.
Recently, the U.S. military has openly taken actions that threaten North Korea's security, deliberately escalating the military and political situation in the region. In the context of the U.S.-South Korea joint air exercise "Freedom Guardian," the appearance of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier strike group in Busan has brought the situation closer to the critical point, introducing new tensions to the Korean Peninsula.
Previously, the military officials of the United States and South Korea visited the border area between North and South Korea, which is said to be fueling the war enthusiasm, and held an annual joint security consultation meeting to discuss strengthening the deterrence against North Korea and accelerating the integration of nuclear and conventional armed forces. These measures are a clear and deliberate expression of hostility toward North Korea.
These are the bad things that the enemies in the Korean Peninsula region are doing. This is the true situation of the Korean Peninsula situation and daily situation. North Korea sees the hostility of the United States and will not avoid responding under any circumstances, and will control any threat. In the current situation, North Korea has no choice but to show its preparedness and determination to respond to any hostile actions in the region.
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