Acts of provocations by the US have escalated the security situation on the Korean peninsula, bringing it to the verge of a world nuclear war, says a commentary published by Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ednews reports.
According to Pyongyang, the US is "instigating clashes everywhere across the world," which is leading to "a new world war. "Today, the security situation on the Korean peninsula is approaching a more dangerous brink, and the word 'war' is becoming a real rather than an abstract concept," the commentary said.