North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb retaliation after Seoul confirms military plan

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- North Korea threatened to obliterate Seoul with a hydrogen bomb a day after South Korea's defense ministry confirmed it has a military plan to remove Kim Jong Un.

Pyongyang propaganda outlet Maeari issued the strongly worded statement Thursday, charging South Korea's "senior military officials" of a plan to "destroy the North Korean leadership" and "make Pyongyang disappear off the map," Newsis reported.