North Korea warns that its armed forces will “mercilessly punish” the US and its allies if any punishment is imposed on the country.
The North state-run television announced on Saturday that any attempt to enforce sanctions or pressure against Pyongyang would be seen as a “declaration of war”.
“The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK are always keeping themselves fully ready to go into action any moment to mercilessly punish anyone who encroaches upon the sovereignty and dignity of the DPRK even a bit,” says a North Korean statement on the matter.
Earlier On Monday, the United States persuaded the UN Security Council to condemn the North for launching a long-range rocket carrying a satellite.
According to the resolution, the April 5 launch violated a UN resolution that bans the country from ballistic activity.
The US, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea accuse the North of using the rocket launch as a cover for a long-range ballistic missile test — something North Korea denies.
Pyongyang says the recent launch was within the provisions of international space exploration treaties and has threatened to resume its halted nuclear program in the event of more UN sanctions.
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