# US remains main threat to North Korea’s security — Kim Jong Un’s sister

https://mins.news/en/item/26336

- TASS, 2026-08-19 15:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175225

> Kim Yo Jong said the United States remains the greatest threat to North Korea’s security and that Pyongyang will keep strengthening its deterrent forces. She dismissed the significance of reducing US-South Korean drills, calling them provocative and aggressive, and said personal ties between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have not changed Washington’s hostile policy.

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