North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un told military officials to be prepared to fire without hesitation or warning on any South Korean vessel that crosses its maritime borders.
Supreme leader Kim Jong Un gave an address Thursday during the anniversary of the North Korean People's Army in which he threatened to occupy South Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea Pyongyang's "primary enemy" and warned that his military would "put an end" to the South if attacked, state-run media reported on Friday.
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un toured a naval shipbuilding facility in Nampho, where he urged workers to step up their military readiness amid perceived threats from South Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected warships at a shipyard in a renewed drive to bolster his naval forces as his country ramps up "war preparations", state media said Friday."The strengthening of the naval force presents itself as the most important issue in reliably defending the maritime sovereignty of the country and stepping up the war preparations at present," Kim said at the Nampho Dockyard, according to the Korean Central News Agency.