AdvertisementNorth Korea's Kim Vows To Be Ready For Confrontation With The U.S.June 18, 2021facebookEmailIn this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks during a Workers' Party meeting Thursday in Pyongyang. Kim ordered his government to be fully prepared for confrontation with the Biden administration, state media reported Friday, days after the U.S. and other major powers urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks. (AP)