North Korean authorities will consider US attempt to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea in the Pacific Ocean as a declaration of war. Such a statement by the sister of the leader of the DPRK, Kim Ae-jong, is published by the pro-government local agency KCNA. 
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According to her, in the event of an expansion of demonstrative military operations by the United States and South Korea, the DPRK army will respond:. 
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