SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States and South Korea that any attack would be met with a nuclear response, state media reported Tuesday, as tensions remain high on the Peninsula and concerns swirl about a possible provocation ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

Kim made the threat in a speech during his visit to Kim Jong Un University of National Defense on Monday, according to Korean Central News Agency.

‘If the enemy attempts to use force against our state, the armed forces of the Republic will use all their offensive power without hesitation,’ he said. ‘This does not preclude the use of nuclear weapons.’

Kim added that the North’s ‘steps toward becoming a military superpower and a nuclear power will be accelerated.’

North Korea passed a law declaring itself a nuclear state in 2022 and claimed the right to conduct a preemptive nuclear strike if threatened…”