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  "id": 7997043,
  "title": "North Korea says US-led arms buildup justifies expanding nuclear force",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/north-korea-says-us-led-arms-buildup-justifies-expanding-nuclear-force",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:15:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1534846/north-korea-says-us-led-arms-buildup-justifies-expanding-nuclear-force"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BEIJING: North Korea’s vice defence minister said on Thursday that a growing US-led military buildup and what he called an expanding nuclear alliance among Washington, Seoul and Tokyo justified Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen and expand its nuclear forces.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "North Korea says U.S.-led arms buildup justifies expanding nuclear force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/north-korea-says-u-s-led-arms-buildup-justifies-expanding-nuclear",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "North Korea accused of using overseas workers finance nuclear weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/north-korea-accused-of-using-overseas-workers-finance-nuclear-weapons",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:44:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "North Korea refrains from deploying troops inside Ukraine to avoid heavy casualties – Zelenskyy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/north-korea-refrains-from-deploying-troops-inside-ukraine-to-avoid",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:55:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}