29 March,2013 09:37 AM IST | | Agencies
The move comes in response to the United States flying Stealth bombers to its southern neighbor.
The DPRK's official KCNA news agency says Kim signed off on the orders at a midnight meeting of top generals.
According to the report, he 'judged the time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists in view of the prevailing situation.'