As the war drums continue to beat, North Korea has intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and bordering South Korea on Tuesday. The country officially issued warnings for foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into “thermonuclear war“.
The warning to foreigners in the South, reported by the KCNA news agency, said once war broke out “it will be an all-out war, a merciless, sacred, retaliatory war to be waged by (North Korea).
“It does not want to see foreigners in South Korea fall victim to the war,” the agency quoted the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee as saying.
A spokeswoman for South Korea’s presidential Blue House dismissed the warning, saying no one felt under threat.
“We understand that not only South Koreans, but also foreigners residing here remain unfazed as they have great trust and confidence in our military and the Republic of Korea,” Yonhap news agency quoted Kim Haing as saying.
A government source in Seoul said a North Korean medium-range missile, reported to have been shunted to the east coast, had been tracked and was believed to be ready for launch.
“Technically, they can launch it as early as tomorrow,” the source said.
