Hostile actions by the US on the Korean Peninsula could lead to a "real war" with the DPRK, the head of the press service of the DPRK Ministry of Defense said, as quoted by the Korean Central Telegraphagency.
"Today, when the US military adventure on a global scale crosses the dangerous borderline, the harsh military and political situation predicts that the US military operations against our country can turn into a real war at any moment," said Pyongyang.
The defense official recalled the Freedom Edge exercises with the participation of the Republic of Korea and Japan, the visit of the submarine Columbia to Busan and the flight of the RC-135S reconnaissance aircraft.
"We strongly warn and demand that the US and its satellites hostile to the DPRK immediately cease further provocative and destabilizing hostilities that could lead to a military confrontation in and around the Korean Peninsula into actual armed conflict." - added the People's Republic.
The Ministry of Defense noted that taking measures for self-defense and security, maintaining the balance of power in the region "is the constitutional duty of the armed forces of the DPRK".
