Kim Jong Un condemns US, Japan and South Korea military ties and vows nuclear countermeasures - Kim condemned the deployment of US nuclear assets and joint military exercises in the region

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons program in response to the U.S.’s enhanced security partnership with South Korea and Japan. Last year, the U.S. expanded bilateral military exercises with South Korean and trilateral training with South Korea and Japan.

North Korea has vowed to keep developing nuclear weapons in response to U.S. cooperation with South Korea and Japan.