North .Korea.'s official news agency has issued a warning that says if the country is attacked, it will respond with an \"annihilating strike\" using nuclear weapons.
The warning, published by the Korean Central News Agency, comes from an unnamed government analyst who accused the United States of increasing military pressure on the isolated Stalinist nation.
U.S. officials believe the country is preparing to test a long-range missile. U.S. and Japanese officials have warned North .Korea. against such a test.