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Kim Jong-un’s state media published a 2,000 word statement slamming US activity in the Korean Peninsula and promising victory for the DPRK.

North Korea’s military commentator declared the White House will be “reduced ashes” as it claimed the US was planning to destroy Pyongyang.

330,000 US soldiers took part in military drills designed to rehearse an “all-out war” with the DPRK, it claimed.

The piece concluded North Korea “will retaliate” and promised the “the crime-woven history of the US imperialists will be over”.

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Kim’s mouthpiece slammed the US for “ceaseless hostile policy” as North Korea continues to quest for a nuclear ICBM.

US forces were lashed with a parade of insults – branding them “murderous ogres”, “robbers”, “air pirates” and “warriors who master the occult arts”.

North Korea went on slam the US as a “hotbed of evil” which needed to be hit with a “indiscriminate preemptive nuclear strike” to transform the superpower into “something that cannot come back to life again”.

It said the war drills Key Resolve and Foal Eagle were “hideous state-sponsored terrorism” which were the “most vicious and adventurous in history”.

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Tensions have peaked with North Korea amid fears Kim is readying for a sixth nuclear bomb test after a string of ballistic missile tests.

US President Donald Trump has taken a tough line on Pyongyang – sending an “armada” to take part in war games with South Korea and Japan.

Both Russia and China have called for calm in the region as threat of nuclear war looms over the Korean Peninsula.

Congress voted through plans for further sanctions on North Korea, which Russia warned could be considered a “declaration of war”.

North Korea’s article published by the KCNA said: "This is a stern warning to the US imperialists and their stooges running amuck for aggression and war moves.

"The world will clearly witness how the crime-woven history of the U.S. imperialists will be over, how the despicable remaining days of the south Korean puppet forces will come to an end and how national reunification, the cherished desire of the Korean nation, will be achieved.”

The editorial also praised supreme leader Kim's “matchless pluck and iron will” and said he was a man who “defended the sovereignty and dignity of the country and the right to existence of the people”.

Published today, the piece ran under the title “Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 17 Joint Military Drills Discover Heinous and Warlike Intent”.

Japan readying to arm itself with cruise missiles to face down North Korea, according to reports, as tensions heighten.

Trump however seems to rowing back on some his hard stance, speaking fondly of the chance to meet “smart cookie” Kim.

Satellite images appear to show the North Korean nuclear site is ready, but Pyongyang have yet to deliver on threats of “ceaseless” tests.

Kim’s last missile test – launched last weekend – was deemed a failure despite claims of “imminent” war by the DPRK.