“We will respond to all-out war with all-out war, and to nuclear war with our style of a nuclear attack“. With these words, North Korea declared itself ready to face any threat posed by the United States. This was said by Choe Ryong-hae, according to some analysts the second most powerful officer in North Korea, during the great military parade underway in Pyongyang to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the birth of the father of the country Kim Il-sung.
According to Choe the US of Trump allegedly created "the creation of a war situation" on the Korean peninsula by sending strategic military assets to the region.
In the Pyongyang parade, state television showed thousands of soldiers marching on Kim Il-sung Square and prototypes of KN-08 and KN-14 intercontinental missiles being carried in the parade. These would be missiles that have not yet been tested, but which could be capable of hitting targets as far away as the continental United States.
Meanwhile, concern is growing about a conflict that seems increasingly difficult to avoid. According to the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, “War could break out at any moment. I think all stakeholders should remain vigilant regarding this situation."
According to many sources, the US would be ready for a preventive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea if and when the political leaders are convinced that Pyongyang is preparing for a nuclear test. Meanwhile, the United States has positioned two destroyers with Tomahawk missiles not far from North Korea.
