North Korea warned that any sea blockade would be a war, pushing the conflict into a nuclear confrontation.
"The maritime blockade is a blatant violation of the sovereignty and self-esteem of an independent state, and aggressive warfare can not be tolerated," the KCNA quoted a Foreign Ministry official as saying yesterday. Chosen. The firm said that if the United States tried to impose a blockade, North Korea would "respond with merciless defenses."
"Trump's floods are pushing the Korean peninsula closer to the brink of war, provocative behavior without any reason," the firm said.
Talks on possible US blockades off the Korean Peninsula have appeared in media and academics in recent weeks, raising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
The threat of nuclear war between the two countries has become more real since US President Donald Trump took office in January. He threatened to "completely destroy" North Korea and suggested the country abandon its nuclear program, the missile.
Pyongyang claims to need "national nuclear force" to prevent "aggression and rape" by the United States, which has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea.
Trong Giap
