We are ready for ‘any mode of war’ with US – North Korea Published April 17, 2017 Share Tweet Unidentified Korean People's Army (KPA) mobile missile launchers are displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES / AFP PHOTO / ED JONES North Korea is preparing for “any mode of war” triggered by US military action, Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations warned Monday, saying his country would respond to a missile or nuclear strike “in kind.” The statement from North Korean Deputy Ambassador Kim In Ryong followed warnings from US Vice President Mike Pence to Pyongyang not to test US resolve following another missile test. “If the United States dares opt for a military action (…) the DPRK is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the Americans,” Kim told a news conference. “We will take the toughest counteraction against the provocateurs,” said Kim. North Korea has taken “self-defensive” measures in response to US threats of military action and these reflect Pyongyang’s determination to “counter nukes and ICBM in kind,” he said, referring to intercontinental ballistic missiles. Pence told a news conference in South Korea that “the era of strategic patience is over” after North Korea on Sunday test-fired another missile as fears mounted that it may be preparing a sixth nuclear test. Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea Pyongyang is seeking to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear warhead, and has so far staged five nuclear tests, two of them last year. US President Donald Trump’s decision at the weekend to send the Carl Vinson carrier-led navy strike group to the Korean peninsula shows that the “US reckless moves for invading the DPRK have reached a serious phase,” said Kim. The North Korean deputy envoy asserted that Pyongyang would hold the United States “wholly accountable for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by its outrageous actions.” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will next week chair a special meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea. Share Tweet NORTH KOREA [UPDATED] UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile tests US missile strikes on Syria an intolerable act of aggression – North Korea Trump responds to North Korea’s nuclear threat to U.S. U.S. “patience” with North Korea ends, VP Pence warns We’ll deliver US most ruthless blow if provoked – North Korea SWIFT cuts off last NKorea banks from global finance system US considering military action against North Korea – Tillerson BREAKING: We will deal with North Korea – Trump TRENDING Mega party: ADP pays N1m registration fee to INEC Five reasons why you should have a current account Police arrest leader of Imo bank robbery at father’s funeral Police search for man who broadcast deadly shooting on Facebook Naira shortage forces banks to boycott CBN dollar sale punchng.com © 1971-2017 The Punch newspaper