N. Korea blasts S. Korea-US defense talks on WMD response
North Korea on Wednesday denounced defense talks between South Korea and the United States last week on ways to counter Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), state media reported. A spokesperson for the North's defense ministry blasted the talks held last Thursday, where the allies agreed to establish a system to share information on the North's WMD, according to Korean Central News…
North Korea has strongly criticized recent defense talks between South Korea and the United States aimed at countering the regime's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according to state media reports. The North's defense ministry spokesperson accused the allies of making a "fait accompli" by agreeing to establish a system to share information on the North's WMD capabilities.
The spokesperson's statement, released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), warned that such a threat of WMD attack and use by a hostile power could constitute a "crucial security challenge" that would trigger the use of the state's nuclear force policy. The spokesperson urged the United States to "correctly interpret the meaning of invoking the relevant provision and accept it as a grave warning."
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