This comment was tweeted a short time ago by Will Ripley, an international correspondent for CNN. The senior official he references is Ri Yong Pil, Deputy Director, Department of North American Affairs, North Korean Foreign Ministry.

Additionally, this comment comes on the heels of new reports this morning that a 3rd U.S. aircraft carrier (USS Nimitz) has arrived in waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula.

[ While AlertsUSA typically never references anything coming from mainstream media sources, and in particular, CNN, considering the nature of the threat and Ripley's established reputation as an accurate journalist, we cautiously make this exception. ]