A senior North Korean military official threatened a nuclear strike against the White House and the Pentagon, a French news agency is reporting.

The comments were made during a Sunday speech at a military rally commemorating the anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, Agence France-Presse reported.

"If the U.S. imperialists threaten our sovereignty and survival ... our troops will fire our nuclear-armed rockets at the White House and the Pentagon — the sources of all evil," Hwang Pyong-So said.

Hwang, director of the military's General Political Bureau, cited provocations by the U.S. and South Korea as reasons for the threats.

North Korea has conducted at least three nuclear tests, according to Agence France-Presse, but it is not believed they have the capability to mount a warhead on a missile. Hwang's comments were made a day after a Saturday nuclear test which was designed to simulate a short-range missile strike on neighboring South Korea.

It also comes a month after the North Korean government said an upcoming film, "The Interview," which parodies North Korean leader Kim John Un, is considered an "act of war." In June, the North Korean government filed a protest with the United Nations over the comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, saying the film sponsors terrorism.