North Korea vows to blow up airdropped copies of The Interview

In what sounds like a plot point from The Interview, North Korea on Sunday warned activists that airdropping copies of the comedy film into the cloistered nation would constitute a "de facto declaration of a war."

"All the firepower strike means of the frontline units of the [Korean People's Army] will launch without prior warning" to destroy the balloons, North Korea's military said in a statement, according to AFP.

Pyongyang has condemned past efforts to drop what it considers propaganda materials into the country.

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