Kim Jong Un: ``If the enemy makes a nuclear provocation, we will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack'' - North Korea

On the 20th, North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun gave encouragement to the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) launcher, saying, ``If we receive a nuclear attack, we will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack.''
he said. On the 21st, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported, ``On the 20th, General Secretary Kim confided in the Workers' Party's Central Committee the soldiers of the second unit of the General Missile Administration, who were instrumental in launching the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile.
"We invited them to the headquarters office building, celebrated them, and gave them encouragement." General Secretary Kim said, ``The military operations that we boldly carried out in response to this important battle order are the result of our military efforts to protect the sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.''
``This is an example of Japan's aggressive response method, in which we say, ``If the enemy provokes us with nuclear weapons, we will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack.'' circle
"It was a clear explanation of the evolution of our nuclear strategy and doctrine." The event was attended by the deputy director of the military industry department of the Party Central Committee and the director-general of the missile ministry.
In a commentary on the same day, the Korean Central News Agency said, ``Until now, large-scale joint military operations have been carried out under the banner of ``providing and protecting a nuclear umbrella'' (by the United States) to puppets.
Starting next year, the exercise will be carried out to achieve a thoroughly offensive and invasive goal in order to achieve a substantial nuclear first strike against our Republic,'' he said, adding, ``This is a clear declaration of war.'' did.