International security

North Korea issues SHOCK threat: ‘Time for nuclear war is HERE’

North Korea’s state media KCNA published the new statement as it accused Trump of attempting to provoke a nuclear war.

Kim’s mouthpiece claimed the “US invited its ruin” through “extreme arrogance and over-confidence”.

Nuclear weapons tests have been repeatedly carried out by the DPRK in its quest for an ICBM.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are now understood to be in range of US bases – based on calculated distances from recent launches.

The KCNA said "time has gone when it was considered that there would be no nuclear war in the US” – attributing the claim to the “international community”.

It said: "US foolish acts will invite the catastrophic consequence of bringing the most horrible disaster to its mainland. Strategic misjudgement is bound to lead to final ruin.”