Kim Jong-un cheers on North Korea military exercise as he threatens ‘thermo-nuclear war may break out at any moment’ and accuses Donald Trump of ‘troublemaking’
NORTH Korea has accused Donald Trump of "troublemaking" with his provocative tweets - and warned they will fight back if attacked.
It comes as tyrant Kim Jong-un was photographed laughing as he watched his soldiers undergoing parachute and shooting exercises.
His vice foreign minister Han Song Ryol warned: "We will go to war if they choose"
Trump has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Korean peninsula and claims he is ready to deal with the Korean "problem".
Han Song said: "Whatever comes from the US, we will cope with it. We are fully prepared to handle it.
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"If the U.S. comes with reckless military manoeuvres, then we will confront it with the DPRK's pre-emptive strike.
"We've got a powerful nuclear deterrent already in our hands and we certainly will not keep our arms crossed in the face of a U.S. pre-emptive strike."
The country's official name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"It is not the DPRK but the US and Trump that makes problems.
"I say this because Trump tweeted that the DPRK, North Korea, is looking for trouble and it's none other than the U.S. that is posing threats toward the DPRK with the largest scale ever military exercises (with South Korea) and the nuclear aircraft carrier Carl Vinson which was bound for Australia is now coming back to the Korean Peninsula.
"Trump is always making provocations with his aggressive words. We will go to war if they choose.
"As long as the nuclear threats and blackmail go on with the military exercises we will carry forward with our national defense buildup, the core of which is the nuclear arms buildup.
"As for the nuclear test, that is something that our headquarters decides. At a time and at a place where the headquarters deems necessary, it will take place.
"Now we are comparing Trump's policy toward the DPRK with the former administration's, and we have concluded that it's becoming more vicious and more aggressive.
"Whatever comes from U.S. politicians, if their words are designed to overthrow the DPRK system and government, we will categorically reject them."
Yesterday it was reported Trump is prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike against North Korea should it dare test any more nuclear weapons.
Senior US intelligence sources claimed Kim Jong-un is in the final stages of preparing for his sixth nuclear test – with Trump warning that he will not hesitate to respond if it reaches for the trigger.
US government sources believe North Korea has placed a nuclear device in a tunnel and it could be detonated as early as this weekend.
But should officials became convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuke test the US will strike.
According to reports, two US Navy destroyers – capable of shooting Tomahawk cruise missiles in the region – are now just 300 miles from the North Korean nuclear test site.
American B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers are also positioned in Guam to pound targets.
And earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group was being diverted to the area.
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