Kim in nukes warning amid tension with US, SKorea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea.

He accused the United States of "demonising" North Korea to justify its hostile policies and said U.S.-South Korea military drills showed the U.S.'s "double standards" and "gangster-like" aspects because it branded North Korea's routine military activities - an apparent reference to its missile tests - as provocations or threats.North Korea will likely intensify its threats against the United States and South Korea as the allies prepare to expand summertime exercises the North views as an invasion rehearsal, some observers say.