North Korea: US, S Korea threaten peace with

Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un blames US for tensions on the peninsula while lashing at Seoul over its “reckless ambition” and a “two-faced, illogical” attitude.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country’s weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military buildup in South Korea that is destabilising the peninsula.

Pyongyang was only increasing its military in self-defence and not to start a war, Kim said in a speech at the Defence Development Exhibition on Tuesday, according to a report by state news agency KCNA.