North Korea's leader vows to eliminate his southern neighbor if it attacks his country. Kim described the decision taken by Pyongyang to classify South Korea as the country's "number one enemy" as the correct decision.
Relations between the two Koreas have been deteriorating since leader Kim Jong Un committed to strengthening his country's status as a nuclear power. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said that Pyongyang's recent launch of a ballistic missile toward the East Sea is "a political step to divide South Korean public opinion"