North Korea held large-scale rallies in Pyongyang to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, with participants chanting slogans vowing revenge and the destruction of the United States, Reuters reports citing local state media.
Approximately 120,000 working people and students participated in these rallies, which took place across the capital on Sunday, as reported by the state news agency KCNA. Photographs released by state media showed a crowded stadium where attendees held signs proclaiming that the entire mainland United States was within their missile range and denouncing the U.S. as a warmonger.
The anniversary coincided with concerns that North Korea might soon attempt to launch its first military spy satellite, aimed at enhancing its monitoring capabilities of U.S. military activities, following a failed attempt on May 31.
KCNA also informs that North Korea now possesses "the strongest absolute weapon" to punish the United States, and its people are fueled by an unwavering determination to seek revenge against their enemy. The nuclear-armed country has been conducting tests of various weapons, including its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, heightening tensions with South Korea and its main ally, the United States.
In a separate report from the foreign ministry, North Korea accused the United States of exerting desperate efforts to instigate a nuclear war, alleging that Washington has been deploying strategic assets to the region.
Despite the passage of time, North and South Korea remain technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce rather than a formal peace treaty.
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