The US is stroking tensions as it tries to assert hegemony in Asia and beyond, Kim Jong-un has claimed The US is seeking to bend the entire world to its will and in doing so is increasing the risk of a nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday. In a speech at a national defense exhibition, Kim accused Washington of abusing its power by claiming a sphere of influence that covers the entire world, and of using military threats against dissenting nations,