Korea

North Korea vows ‘nuclear justice’ on the 105th anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

The launch attempt came after North Korea held a huge parade displaying nearly 60 missiles, including what is suspected to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile, for the 105th anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung, his grandson Kim Jong-un has threatened “nuclear justice”.

One of Kim’s top spokespeople, Choe Ryong Hae, today vowed North Korea would “beat down enemies with the power of nuclear justice”.

As scores turned out to celebrate what would be Kim’s 105th birthday, Mr Choe told the packed-out square: “If the United States wages reckless provocation against us, our revolutionary power will instantly counter with annihilating strike, and we will respond to full out war with full out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike warfare.”

North Korea paraded its intercontinental ballistic missiles in a massive military display in central Pyongyang.