North Korean leader Kim Jong-un started the new year with strikingly strident threats against the South. According to him, South Koreans are no longer brethren, but arch enemies at war with North Korea. North Korea says it must stop the mistake of treating southern scum as partners for reconciliation and unification. Kim then ordered his military forces to prepare for a grand war to subdue the whole territory of South Korea with all available capabilities, including nuclear force, if any situation arises.