North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise could "ignite a war" and called for the rapid ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korea–US military drills as ‘provocations’ and vowed rapid nuclear expansion.

The visit came as the North Korean leader criticised the start of US-South Korea military drills, saying it showed hostility and the "will to ignite a war".

Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own ...