North Korean state media is warning the United States of a "super-mighty pre-emptive strike."

"In the case of our super-mighty pre-emptive strike being launched, it will completely and immediately wipe out not only U.S. imperialists' invasion forces in South Korea and its surrounding areas but the U.S. mainland and reduce them to ashes," said the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, Reuters reported.

The warning comes amid rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program and ballistic missile testing.

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Earlier this week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is considering whether to restore North Korea to the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

He said at a Wednesday press conference that the administration is "reviewing all the status of North Korea, both in terms of state sponsorship of terrorism as well as the other ways in which we can bring pressure on the regime in Pyongyang to re-engage with us."