‘North Korea Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons Against Aggressors,’ Kim Says

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his country is fully ready to use nuclear weapons in any military confrontation with the United States and South Korea, amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Kim made the remark during a speech at an event to mark the 69th anniversary of the deal that ended the Korean War, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday. “Our armed forces are completely prepared to respond to any crisis, and our country’s nuclear war deterrent is also ready to mobilize its absolute power dutifully, exactly, and swiftly in accordance with its mission,” he…