Kim Jong UnHis powerful sister warned the US against the launching of North Korea’s test missiles.

What happened: Kim Yo Jong on Tuesday accused Washington and Seoul joint military exercises to address tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

She warned in a statement that the US would take any step toward its launch his test rockets would be taken as a “declaration of war” by Pyongyang, KCNAWatch reported.

Kim’s sister, who is also her Member of the State Affairs Commission of North Koreahinted that the isolated nation could launch more missiles into the Pacific Ocean.

“The Pacific Ocean is not part of US or Japanese dominion,” she said.

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Although Washington and its allies have never downed North Korean ballistic missile tests, which the United Nations has banned, Kim’s sister’s questions sparked concerns when North Korea suggested firing more missiles over Japan.

Last month she threatened US forces to halt military exercises, saying she was nuclear-armed Pyongyang could turn the Pacific into a “firing range.”

The head of the foreign intelligence department at North Korea’s foreign ministry also in a separate statement accused Washington of “making the situation worse” with its behavior a common air drill with a B-52 bomber on Monday.

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