Kim Jong Un Threatens South Korea: "Most Hostile Nation... Will Pay a Merciless Price for Any Provocation"

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened South Korea by declaring, "We officially recognize South Korea as the most hostile nation and will thoroughly reject and ignore it through clear words and actions... Should South Korea provoke our republic, we will make them pay a merciless price without the slightest consideration or hesitation."

North Korea held the 2nd day session of the 1st meeting of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly at the Pyongyang Mansudae Assembly Hall on the 23rd, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 24th. Image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering the policy speech. March 24, 2026. Yonhap News Agency.

According to the Korean Central News Agency on March 24, Kim delivered a policy speech at the 1st session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly held the previous day. He stated, "We will further consolidate our status as a nuclear-armed state as an absolute and irreversible policy, and will aggressively carry out an anti-hostile struggle to crush all anti-republic provocation schemes by hostile forces." He reiterated his hostile stance toward South Korea, warning, "We will never tolerate the schemes of any forces attempting to infringe upon our state's sovereign rights, security interests, or right to development."

Kim also declared that, on the occasion of this Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea has now codified its national status as a 'nuclear-armed state' in its constitution. He said, "We have legalized our nuclear policy and enshrined it in the national constitution," and added, "By accelerating the strengthening of our nuclear forces, we have stockpiled absolute physical power to practically deter war and ensure a balance of power in the region."

However, it has not been confirmed whether the North Korean constitution now explicitly incorporates the 'two hostile states theory,' specifically referring to the South.

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