The North Korean newspaper, Rodung Sinmum, said Washington was trying to spark nuclear warfare by conducting military exercises on the doorstep of the rogue nation.
Tensions between the US and North Korea have reached boiling point in recent months and Pope Francis has stepped in to try and save the planet from nuclear war.
There are fears of another world war after the hermit nation continued its internationally condemned nuclear missile testing programme.
The shocking article said: “We have clearly showed the will to mercilessly smash the war maniacs with a barrage of concentrated strikes as they are wrecking peace on the Korean peninsula and regional stability and bring the situation to the brink of a nuclear war.”
Kim Jong-un’s state rag then urged the USA to “drop a daydream of stifling the DPRK by force of arms”.

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The article, which appear in the Pyongyang newspaper said North Korea had to “beef up its nuclear forces” to “annihilate the invaders and provocateurs without mercy”.
President Trump threatened to “destroy” the hermit nation and has used his tour of Asia to continue to pile pressure on Kim to halt his nuclear ambitions.
North Korea has accused Mr Trump and the US of heightening tensions in the region after the US President delivered a speech in South Korea.
North Korean officials said: “The United States is threatening us with nuclear aircraft carriers and strategic bombers.
“They are challenging us with the most vicious and demeaning provocations but we will counter those threats by bolstering the power of justice in order to take out the root cause of aggression and war.”
A new report has revealed that North Korea could instantly kill four million people in just minutes if tyrant Kim Jong-un decides to launch a nuclear strike on Japan and South Korea.
This comes as Trump has banned airlines from flying over the Sea of Japan after a North Korean missile reportedly came close to hitting a packed passenger plane
The move by Trump comes after he recently labelled the hermit kingdom a “menace threatening the world with nuclear devastation” during a speech in Seoul this week.
The President attacked the regime of despot leader Kim Jong-un and called on “all responsible nations” to come together to halt the nuclear threat from the rogue state.