North Korea threatens ‘powerful response’ to US arms deal with South Korea
North Korea threatens ‘powerful response’ to US arms deal with South Korea North Korea has condemned US plans to supply South Korea with tactical missiles and fund projects monitoring human rights abuses in the country, warning of a “powerful response” to what Pyongyang described as Washington’s hostile actions. The US State Department said it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder…
North Korea has warned of a "powerful response" to the United States' plans to supply South Korea with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects. The US has approved the potential sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment, estimated at $125 million, to South Korea. North Korea's foreign ministry condemned the weapons sale, stating it would have an "adverse effect" on regional security.
Additionally, Pyongyang criticized the US for providing millions of dollars to programs documenting human rights abuses and increasing information flow into North Korea. North Korea accused Washington of a "persistence and sequence of hostile moves," threatening a "serious, immediate and powerful response" to the hostile actions.
Despite recent US attempts to reopen dialogue with Pyongyang, including reduced joint military exercises with South Korea, North Korea has remained unresponsive. The two Koreas are technically still at war, with their 1950-53 conflict concluded by an armistice, not a peace treaty.
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