Sony hack: North Korea threatens US as row deepens

In a fiery statement, the North warned of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and "the whole US mainland".North Korea denies US claims it is behind cyber-attacks linked to a film that features the fictional killing of its leader Kim Jong-un.North Korea has a long history of issuing threats against the US.The latest statement comes days after the US formally accused the North of orchestrating a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures."The army and people of the DPRK [North Korea] are fully ready to stand in confrontation with the US in all war spaces including cyber warfare space," a long statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency said.

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