North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticised the Trump administration for stepping up "provocations" and said it justified the nuclear state increasing its nuclear deterrent,

A visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea prompted a warning from the sister of North Korea’s leader that Washington and Seoul “should not test” the communist regime.

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, slammed the Trump administration for its military provocations, citing them as a reason for bolstering North Korea's nuclear deterrent. The U.S.