North Korea threatens "overwhelming" reaction

(RT) ⸻ North Korea has vowed to respond with "overwhelming" force should the US military attempt to intercept missiles firing during test launches. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a senior figure in the ruling Workers' Party, responded to a recent press report citing a high ranking US military official who said the Pentagon would immediately intercept any long-range missile fired into the Pacific by the DPRK. She added that the North would be closely watching all military movements by the US and the "South Korean puppet army." The rebuke came on the heels of joint air drills between the US and South Korea on Monday, in which at least one nuclear-capable B-52H strategic bomber flew alongside South Korean warplanes. The US and South Korea have been conducting war games in the region, despite objections from Pyongyang. Last Friday, a US B-1B bomber was launched to simulate a response to a North Korean missile attack. Over the weekend, North Korea appealed to the United Nations to stop the drills, calling on the international community to condemn them. Kim Son-gyong, a top Foreign Ministry official, accused Washington and Seoul of "irresponsibly raising the level of confrontation" in the region.