'Declaration of war': North Korea claims Trump speech brought 'all options' to the table
A North Korean official said  President Trump 's comments last week to the United Nations General Assembly amounted to a U.S. "declaration of war" against the Hermit Kingdom -- the latest rhetoric in a war of words that comes a day after a propaganda video from Pyongyang featured missiles demolishing a U.S. aircraft and jets.
The 90-second video released on the DPRK Today news site one day after U.S. jets flew over waters east of North Korea  began with images mocking  Trump  before flashing to a submarine-launched missile striking the USS Carl Vinson  Yonhap News Agency reported. The aircraft carrier is seen exploding and disintegrating into pieces.
Those same B-1B bombers stationed in Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts flying out of Okinawa  Japan entered international airspace over waters east of North Korea on Saturday. U.S. Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White said the mission was to send North Korea a âclear messageâ  Trump  has âmany military options to defeat any threat.â
North Koreaâs foreign minister Ri Yong-ho said on Monday that North Korea had the right to shoot down U.S. bombers in its airspace and  Trump 's statements were "a declaration of war" against the country.
"Last week  Trump  claimed our leadership declared war on ... this is clearly a declaration of war on all members states " Ri said. "The whole world should remember U.S. declared war on our people. The U.N. charter stipulates right of defense in charter."
 Trump  and North Korea's war of threats escalated last week when  Trump  called Kim Jong Un a ârocket man [who] is on a suicide mission for  himself  and for  his  regime.â  The president  first debuted the nickname in a tweet days earlier  but made a firm stance against Kim and the hermit kingdom during  his  address to the United Nations General Assembly.  He 's since changed the nickname to "little rocket man."
âNorth Koreaâs reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life â  Trump  said  vowing to âtotally destroyâ the dictatorship.
Kim fired back by calling  the president  a âmentally deranged U.S. dotardâ who had âdenied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world.â
Both leaders have dubbed each other a âmad man." On Saturday  Ri said Trumpâs rhetoric makes a missile attack on âthe entire U.S. mainland inevitable all the more.â
"None other than  Trump  himself is on a suicide mission " Ri told the General Assembly on Saturday. "In case innocent lives of the U.S. are lost because of this suicide attack   Trump  will be held totally responsible."
A North Korean official said   [TGT]  's comments last week to the United Nations General Assembly amounted to a U.S. "declaration of war" against the Hermit Kingdom -- the latest rhetoric in a war of words that comes a day after a propaganda video from Pyongyang featured missiles demolishing a U.S. aircraft and jets.
The 90-second video released on the DPRK Today news site one day after U.S. jets flew over waters east of North Korea  began with images mocking   [TGT]   before flashing to a submarine-launched missile striking the USS Carl Vinson  Yonhap News Agency reported. The aircraft carrier is seen exploding and disintegrating into pieces.
Those same B-1B bombers stationed in Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts flying out of Okinawa  Japan entered international airspace over waters east of North Korea on Saturday. U.S. Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White said the mission was to send North Korea a âclear messageâ   [TGT] has âmany military options to defeat any threat.â
North Koreaâs foreign minister Ri Yong-ho said on Monday that North Korea had the right to shoot down U.S. bombers in its airspace and   [TGT]  's statements were "a declaration of war" against the country.
"Last week   [TGT] claimed our leadership declared war on ... this is clearly a declaration of war on all members states " Ri said. "The whole world should remember U.S. declared war on our people. The U.N. charter stipulates right of defense in charter."
  [TGT] and North Korea's war of threats escalated last week when   [TGT]   called Kim Jong Un a ârocket man [who] is on a suicide mission for  himself  and for  his  regime.â  The president  first debuted the nickname in a tweet days earlier  but made a firm stance against Kim and the hermit kingdom during  his  address to the United Nations General Assembly.  He 's since changed the nickname to "little rocket man."
âNorth Koreaâs reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life â   [TGT]   said  vowing to âtotally destroyâ the dictatorship.
Kim fired back by calling  the president  a âmentally deranged U.S. dotardâ who had âdenied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world.â
Both leaders have dubbed each other a âmad man." On Saturday  Ri said Trumpâs rhetoric makes a missile attack on âthe entire U.S. mainland inevitable all the more.â
"None other than   [TGT]  is on a suicide mission " Ri told the General Assembly on Saturday. "In case innocent lives of the U.S. are lost because of this suicide attack    [TGT]   will be held totally responsible."