North Korea Threatens US With Preemptive Nuclear Strike

North Koreans listen to a television broadcast of a statement by communist dictator Kim Jong-Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 22, 2017. ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

The North Korean regime has threatened the United States with a preemptive nuclear strike.

The threat comes at a time where North Korea appears both concerned about its own future but unwilling to let go of its nuclear weapons program.