Kim Jong Un vows to be ready for confrontation with US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang on Thursday (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation.

North Korean state media reported the remarks on Friday, days after the United States and others urged the North to abandon its nuclear programme and return to talks.