North Korea confirms End of War Armistice

                
North Korea confirmed on Wednesday that it is dismissing the armistice ending the Korean War and that "the time for the final showdown has arrived."               

The North's armed forces ministry issued a statement in which it said that the real threat was coming from the United States and its "puppets" in Seoul.                      

Because the Korean War was concluded with an armistice instead of a peace treaty, the two Koreas have always remained technically at war.              

Theoretically, voiding the ceasefire paves the way to a resumption of hostilities.                

It is worth mentioning that the armistice was approved by the U.N. General Assembly, and both the United Nations and South Korea have disclaimed the North's unilateral withdrawal.                     

North Korea has also threatened to launch nuclear strikes against the United States and South Korea in response to new U.N. sanctions adopted after the North carried out its third nuclear test last week.