North Korea on Tuesday warned that it will be forced to seek a new path if South Korea and the U.S. continue what it described as “hostile military moves,” in a statement warning the country may soon deploy additional “powerful physical means” to defend itself.

The press statement, delivered by a spokesperson for the North’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), was released just minutes after Pyongyang was reported to have conducted another missile test — its forth in a week.

It sees Pyongyang stress its “principled position” in response to South Korea and the U.S.’s decision this week to kick