Kim Jong Un is ‘ready for war’ and China moves 140,000 troops to its border after Donald Trump sends warships to North Korea
NORTH Korea has warned it is "ready for war"after Donald Trump sent warships to the Korean Peninsula to tighten the screws on the nuclear-armed state.
North Korean despot Kim Jong-un said there would be ";catastrophic consequences" to the American president's "outrageous actions" following the deployment of USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its strike group for US-South Korea military exercises.
An unnamed spokesman for the North's foreign ministry said: "This goes to prove that the US reckless moves for invading the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) have reached a serious phase.
"The DPRK is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the US."
It comes after China moved 150,000 troops to the North Korean border in fear of possible attacks following the US airstrikes on Syria.
The North Korean foreign ministry spokesman added: "We will take the toughest counteraction against the provocateurs in order to defend ourselves by powerful force of arms.
"We will hold the US wholly accountable for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by its outrageous actions."
China's nuclear envoy was sent to Seoul on Monday ahead of talks on the apparent North Korean threat.
Medical and backup units have allegedly been deployed from People's Liberation Army to handle North Korean refugees after President Donald Trump launched a missile strike on Friday.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the strike action against Syria was a warning to other countries including North Korea that "a response is likely" if they pose a threat.
He said: "We are prepared to chart our own course if this is something China is just unable to coordinate with us.
"We need to allow them time to take actions."
Kim Jong-un has fuelled tension over US missile strikes on Syria branding the action an “unforgivable act of aggression” that defends its nukes.
Trump ordered the revenge hit against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after dozens died in a suspected chemical gas attack in Idlib province.
He described as “an affront to humanity”,with the US ambassador to the United Nations saying the country is “prepared to do more”.
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