State media reported Thursday that Kim said the U.S. is in pursuit of military confrontation and that North Korea is ready to use nuclear weapons against it.

Kim said in a Wednesday speech to war veterans that the armed forces are fully prepared to deal with any crisis and the nuclear war deterrent is ready to demonstrate its power.

Kim said the U.S. is spreading rumors about threats from North Korea.

Large-scale joint war games are being conducted by the United States, which gravely threaten the security of our state. The relationship between the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is being driven to a point of fierce collision because of this double- dealing behavior.

The new South Korean government is driving the situation on the Korean peninsula into the brink of war, according to the leader of North Korea.

When the two leaders met in May, they talked about starting conversations about military training between the US and South Korea. Biden said the U.S. is ready to deploy strategic U.S. military assets.

The south Korean regime and military ruffians are mistaken if they think that they can destroy some parts of our military forces by using special military means and methods. Kim made a statement.

He warned that the attempt would be punished by a powerful force and the army would be destroyed.

As tensions between North Korea and the U.S. rise, the communist state and Russia are growing closer.

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