North Korea says U.S. should abandon military threats, KCNA says

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday that the United States should abandon military threats if it has concerns about its mainland safety, state media KCNA reported, citing an official at North Korea's defence ministry.

The KCNA report cited the head of U.S. Northern Command recently commenting on North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles' (ICBMs) capability of reaching the U.S. mainland.