(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared on Sunday that Pyongyang has deployed “special assets” to counter the escalating presence of US military forces in South Korea, according to a state news agency. Speaking at a military exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim emphasized a sharp increase in strategic concern corresponding to the US buildup.

“In direct proportion to the US military’s arms buildup in the ROK (South Korea) region, our strategic concern about this region has also grown, and accordingly we have assigned our special assets to the major targets of our concern,” Kim stated.

The North Korean leader pledged to introduce “additional military measures” to counteract the US forces’ expansion, though he refrained from elaborating on specific actions.

“We are closely watching the United States’ deployment of its means of strategic strike and reconnaissance in and around the Korean peninsula and their mobilization for hostile military acts in connection with a new possible threat to our state’s security,” Kim warned.

He further insisted that Pyongyang will undertake necessary “military and technological measures” to preserve regional power balance if the US “persists in the dangerous moves of reinforcing its military strength in blatant disregard of the security concerns of the states in the region.”

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