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North Korea says US and Japan 'bringing the raging wind of war' North Korea says US and Japan 'bringing the raging wind of war'
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North Korea has accused the US and Japan of bringing "the raging wind of war" to the peninsula, while warning the Trump administration over any maritime blockade of the country.North Korea has accused the US and Japan of bringing "the raging wind of war" to the peninsula, while warning the Trump administration over any maritime blockade of the country.
North Korean state media said Pyongyang would regard any maritime blockade as an act of war, as it condemned new US sanctions and said nuclear weapons would prevent threats. State media also said Pyongyang would regard any maritime blockade by the United States as an act of war.
“The US and Japanese reactionaries must not act recklessly, keeping in mind that if they dare to provoke the DPRK, which has emerged as a nuclear power in the East and a world strategic state, with a wrong view of the changed world, they will only put their security and existence in jeopardy,” state media quoted a government spokesman as saying. “The US and Japanese reactionaries must not act recklessly, keeping in mind that if they dare to provoke the DPRK... with a wrong view of the changed world, they will only put their security and existence in jeopardy,” state media quoted a government spokesman as saying.
The official used the initials of the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The report said the statement was issued "as the US and Japan are going to extreme lengths to bring the raging wind of war to the Korean peninsula."The report said the statement was issued "as the US and Japan are going to extreme lengths to bring the raging wind of war to the Korean peninsula."
On Friday, the US said it was imposing its largest package of sanctions aimed at pressuring North Korea into giving up its nuclear and missile programmes. On Friday, the US said it was imposing its largest package of sanctions aimed at pressuring North Korea into giving up its nuclear and missile programmes. 
Donald Trump warned of a "phase two" which could be "very, very unfortunate for the world" if the steps did not work.Donald Trump warned of a "phase two" which could be "very, very unfortunate for the world" if the steps did not work.
The US Treasury Department sanctioned one person, 27 companies and 28 ships.The US Treasury Department sanctioned one person, 27 companies and 28 ships.
The sanctions' targets include a Taiwan passport holder, as well as shipping and energy firms in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. The actions block assets held by the firms and individuals in the US and prohibit US citizens from dealing with them.The sanctions' targets include a Taiwan passport holder, as well as shipping and energy firms in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. The actions block assets held by the firms and individuals in the US and prohibit US citizens from dealing with them.
More follows North Korea accused the US of trying to undermine an improvement in inter-Korean relations.
"The two Koreas have cooperated together and the Olympics was held successfully," the North's KCNA news agency said, citing North Korea's foreign ministry.
"But the US brought the threat of war to the Korean peninsula with large-scale new sanctions on the DPRK ahead of the Olympics closing ceremony," the state news agency said.
China also reacted angrily to the new US measures, saying the unilateral targeting of Chinese firms and people risked harming cooperation on North Korea.
Additional reporting by agencies