The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened a high-profile response to the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea and other U.S. military activities

In response, the U.S. has intensified joint military drills and expressions of support for Seoul, actions that have drawn the ire of Kim's regime. The North accuses Washington and its ally, South Korea, of aggression, claiming such moves justify moving forward with its nuclear ambitions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister said Tuesday that the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea would prompt Pyongyang to bolster its nuclear arsenal and ramp up military provocations.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has condemned the United States' move to deploy an aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an act that justifies Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticised the Trump administration for stepping up "provocations" and said it justified the nuclear state increasing its nuclear deterrent,

South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that the government, parliament and the private sector should be united to respond to the U.S. "trade war".

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Kim Yo Jong condemns Washington for ‘stepping up political and military provocations’ with deployment of USS Carl Vinson