North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has commented for the first time on his uncle’s execution, saying the ruling party is stronger after being purged of “factional filth”.<br /><br />Kim, the third generation of his family to rule the reclusive state, did not mention the once-powerful Chang Song Thaek by name. But the reference to his former mentor was clear.<br /><br />The North Korean leader alluded to last month’s execution of Chang as a traitor in a new year message that also included calls for better relations with the South. <br /><br />The two countries are still technically at war.<br /><br />Pyongyang had earlier warned that it could strike Seoul without notice.<br /><br />Kim said that another war on the Korean peninsula would cause a massive nuclear disaster that would also hit the United States.
