'We are not afraid of Trump's sanctions, we are prepared to counter attack the U.S' – North Korea boasts

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Following North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s failed missile launch on Wednesday
coupled with the four ballistic missiles fired into the sea of Japan
early this March, U.S president Donald Trump has promised to crack down
on North Korea as they now pose a very serious threat to world peace and
order.

But reacting to claims by the Trump
administration to use ‘military action’ if necessary on North Korea
following recent visits by secretary of state [Rex Tillerson] to Japan,
South Korea and China, 

North Korea has claimed they don’t fear any new
U.S sanctions, and Choe Myong-nam, deputy ambassador at the DPRK (North
Korean) mission to the United Nations in Geneva said ‘Supreme leader’
Kim Jong-un is developing a “pre-emptive first strike capability” and an
inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that will be tested soon.

Reacting
to Donald Trump’s plans to inflict more drastic measures to counter
North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat, Choe said;

“I
think this is stemming from the visit by the secretary of state [Rex
Tillerson] to Japan, South Korea and China … We of course are not afraid
of any act like that,” 

“Even prohibition of the
international transactions system, the global financial system, this
kind of thing is part of their system that will not frighten us or make
any difference.“ Choe told Reuters.

North Korea
claims their missile tests is a result of plans by Japan, South Korea
and the U.S to invade their country soon, saying Rex Tillerson’s visit
to their neighbors was mostly about using military action on North
Korea.

“All he (Rex Tillerson) was talking about is for the United States to take military actions on DPRK,” Choe said. 

‘North
Korea rejects claims by Washington and Seoul that the military drills
are defensive. They involve strategic nuclear bombers and a nuclear
submarine that recently entered South Korean ports’, he said.

“In
the light of such huge military forces involved in the joint military
exercises, we have no other choice but to continue with our full
acceleration of the nuclear programmes and missile programmes. It is
because of these hostile activities on the part of the United States and
South Korea.”

“We strengthen our national
defence capability as well as pre-emptive strike capabilities with
nuclear forces as a centrepiece,” Choe said.

Chloe
meanwhile refused to to give technical details of North Korea’s latest
rocket test even though his country called it the ‘greatest historical
event’ that would lead to “fruitful outcomes”.

“I
can tell you for sure that the inter-continental ballistic rockets of
the DPRK will be launched at any time and at any place as decided by our
Supreme Leadership,” Choe said.

Military
analysts believe it won’t be long before North Korea masters the
technology of making an  ICBM (Inter continental ballistic missilie) to
hit the United States as they have already mastered the process of
getting the missile powered.

“The United States
has been talking about launching pre-emptive strikes at North Korea,”
Choe said. “And we have been prepared to deter, to counter-attack such
attacks on the part of the United States.

“We would utilise every possible means in our hands and the inter-continental ballistic rocket is one of them.”

360L