Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea may take “more offensive” actions in response to U.S.-led multinational military exercises and pledged there will “never ever” be a change in Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent.

In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un accused Washington of undermining the regional balance of power through joint exercises with South Korea, Japan and other allies.

“The present situation, in which new records are set in terms of practical action hostile toward the DPRK, stresses the need to break