Kim Vows North Korean Retaliation Against U.S. for Sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed “high-profile” retaliation against the U.S. and its allies for increasing United Nations sanctions against his regime, building on last week’s pledge to test a nuclear device.

Kim convened a meeting of foreign affairs and security officials on Jan. 26 to discuss the “grave situation” caused by “hostile forces,” the official Korean Central News Agency said yesterday. “The U.S. has reached its height in its anti-DPRK strategy,” KCNA said, referring to the country’s official name, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.