Kim Jong Un Threatens Nuclear Use Anytime as US Carrier Arrives
- North Korea has vowed unprecedented response to joint drills
- USS Nimitz aircraft carrier group poised for arrival in Busan
US navy F-18 Super Hornets and crew on the flight deck of the USS Aircraft Carrier Nimitz during an South Korea and US combined maritime exercise as a part of Warrior Shield at sea off the coast of South Korea on March 27.
Photographer: Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool/Getty Images
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Leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea is ready to use nuclear weapons “anytime and anywhere,” delivering a new threat as a US aircraft carrier group arrives in South Korea.
Kim made the comments while visiting a facility producing nuclear bombs, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. State media released images of Kim standing with military officials among his arsenal of warheads.