North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, whose army has been shelling the border with South Korea for several days, inspected the country's main military plants and said that in case of escalation he would turn his enemy into "ashes."
This was reported by the DPRK's Korean Central News Agency.
It is reported that "dear comrade" Kim Jong Un visited the DPRK's military plants and "expressed great satisfaction" that the plants "flawlessly fulfilling the plan to equip advanced military units and main missile forces with the latest weapons."
"But, at the same time, we need to constantly accelerate the continuous increase of productivity, produce more weapons and military equipment. It is necessary to establish economic and organizational work and production management to turn this year into a year when great changes will take place in accelerating the country's preparation for war," Kim said.
Also, he characterized South Korea as "the most hostile state to the DPRK," which "for a long time has been clinging to a vicious confrontation to overthrow the power in the Republic."
"If South Korea tries to use armed forces against the DPRK or threaten the sovereignty and security of the DPRK, I will not hesitate to use the full arsenal of available means and forces to turn it into "ashes," Kim Jong Un said.
Earlier, "Apostrophe" reported that Kim Jong Un made new threats against South Korea and the United States.