North Korea has threatened a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the US and its allies if it is provoked. The warning, carried by state media, came after US President Barack Obama said that a nuclear-armed North Korea posed a "grave threat" to the world.
At a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Mr Obama said the US would "vigorously" pursue an end to North Korea's nuclear programme. North Korea has recently conducted nuclear and missile tests.
"If the US and its followers infringe upon our republic's sovereignty even a bit, our military and people will launch a one hundred- or one thousand-fold retaliation with merciless military strike," said a commentary published by state news agency KCNA. "The nuclear programme is not the monopoly of the US," it said. Read entire article.
At a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Mr Obama said the US would "vigorously" pursue an end to North Korea's nuclear programme. North Korea has recently conducted nuclear and missile tests.
"If the US and its followers infringe upon our republic's sovereignty even a bit, our military and people will launch a one hundred- or one thousand-fold retaliation with merciless military strike," said a commentary published by state news agency KCNA. "The nuclear programme is not the monopoly of the US," it said. Read entire article.
