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The despotic regime vowed to respond to “hostile acts” in one of the states propaganda mouthpieces. The paper said: “As long as the US and its followers continue their hostile acts against us, we will further bolster our nuclear, treasured sword of justice, defend our sovereignty and justice with nuclear weapons.”
They claim the US is raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula to an extreme level by sending three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to carry out joint military drills with South Korea. It also claimed threats to mobilise nuclear strategic weapons are foolish and North Korea will continue to bolster the “strength of justice” to prevent invasions.
It comes after the US Navy carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, conducted three days of drills with a Japanese destroyer and two Indian warships. Tensions in the region have heightened after Trump began his 12-day tour of Asia beginning arriving in South Korea today. Japan's Maritime Self Defence Force said in a press release: “The exercise helped improve fighting skills and deepened cooperation with India.” The 100,000-tonne Reagan is the US Navy's most powerful warship in Asia, carrying 70 combat aircraft and is based in Japan.
The Reagan will join two other carriers in the Western Pacific, the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt, in a reminder to Pyongyang of the US ability to rapidly mobilise, US officials said. President Trump is not expected to visit the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea during his visit to the peninsula. But he will discuss the threat posed by Kim Jong-un with Chinese and South Korean leaders. He met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the families of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Korean regime on Sunday.
Today he will meet the new South Korean President Moon Jae-in as well as American and South Korean service personnel. The White House said: “The President will speak at the National Assembly, where he will celebrate the enduring alliance and friendship between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and call on the international community to join together in maximizing pressure on North Korea.” Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and take part in a series of bilateral, commercial, and cultural events in China. The US President tweeted that he and the first lady Melania Trump were looking forward to being with President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan for “what will hopefully be a historic trip.”
However, White House officials and Asian leaders are concerned that North Korea may attempt to disrupt President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia by conducting a missile test — or even an atmospheric nuclear test. The feared nuclear explosion could be visible to the US President as he tours Japan and South Korea. Previously North Korea conducted all testing underground, leading to a tunnel collapse that caused the death of around 200 workers. 
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