Published 11:34 IST, January 1st 2020

Kim Jong Un: N Korea ready to take 'shocking actual action' against US

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has said that he is ready to take 'actual action' just weeks after threatening to deliver an unpleasant Christmas gift.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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rth Korea's leer Kim Jong-un has said that he is rey to take "shocking actual action" just weeks after threatening to deliver an unpleasant 'Christmas gift'. state media of rth Korea reported on December 1 that Kim me anuncements during a four-day meeting of ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang. He ded that nation would never abandon its security for ecomic benefits. Kim's statements came after US missed a year-end deline for fresh talks on denuclearisation. state secretary of US, Mike Pompeo said that he hopes rth Korea would choose peace.

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rth Korea to test ICBM

According to US Military commanders, new path that Pyongyang could take would be to resume testing of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and nuclear bomb tests which h stopped back in 2017. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement said that he hopes rth Korea chooses peace over confrontation and does t resume testing a long-range or nuclear missile. While talking to local media, Pompeo said that he still hopes to convince rth Korean leership that best course of action would be to get rid of ir nuclear weapons. According to sources, US Air Force flew an RC-135 plane over South Korea on Monday and Tuesday. In a speech delivered at Workers’ Party’s 7th Central Committee meeting, rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un called for 'diplomatic and military countermeasures' to preserve rth Korea's security. 

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US warns rth Korea

According to reports, White House anunced on Sunday that if rth Korea went ahe with its threat of a 'Christmas gift' United States would have to consider using tools or than personal diplomacy and such measures could reignite tensions over its nuclear program. On December 11, US Representative to United Nations Kelly Craft, while speaking at Security Council, warned rth Korea against furr missile and nuclear tests. She h raised concerns about rth’s indication of intercontinental ballistic missile tests which will bring US in its range. Craft said that US has sought to eng in “robust diplomacy with DPRK”, but signs were deeply troubling. 

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