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North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech<\/a><\/h3>\n
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North Korea appears to be following through with its threat to shoot down US fighter jets and bombers that travel near its airspace, as US jets and bombers did on Saturday, according to a Yonhap <\/a>report – the latest sign that North Korea intends to follow through with threats made by Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho during a speech outside the UN on Monday.<\/p>\n

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During the speech, Ri claimed that Trump\u2019s recent tweet that DPRK’s leadership would \u201cnot be around much longer\u201d amounted to “a declaration of war” and added that North Korea has “every right to take countermeasures against the US, including to shoot down American jets outside the DPRK’s airspace” as part of its right to self-defense under the United Nations charter.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe UN Charter acknowledges member states\u2019 right of self-defense,\u201d Ri said outside a hotel near the UN headquarters on Monday. \u201cAs the United States has declared a war, even though its strategic bombers don\u2019t cross our border, we will come to own all rights to respond for self-defense including shooting down its planes at any time.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Less than a day later, North Korea has reportedly boosted its east coast defenses, moving aircraft and fortifying their positions, according to Lee Cheol-woo, the chief of the South Korea National Assembly’s intelligence committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As a reminder, on Monday Ri said that the North\u2019s right to countermeasures included shooting down U.S. bombers \u201ceven when they are not inside the airspace border of our country\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country,\u201d he told reporters in New York on Monday, where he had been attending the annual United Nations General Assembly. \u201cThe question of who won\u2019t be around much longer will be answered then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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