Top North Korean Diplomat Vows To Boost Nuclear Arsenal
Ryan Pickrell
4:00 PM 09/23/2016
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Artillery pieces are seen being fired during a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea Artillery pieces are seen being fired during a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 25, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/File
North Korea’s foreign minister promised Friday to strengthen the country’s nuclear arsenal to handle threats from the United States, according to Yonhap News Agency.
“The successful nuclear warhead explosion test that we have conducted recently is part of practical countermeasure to the rackets of threats and sanctions of the hostile forces, including the United States,” North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said at the United Nations General Assembly Friday.
“The DPRK will continue to take measures to strengthen its national nuclear armed forces in both quantity and quality in order to defend the dignity and the right to existence and safeguard the genuine peace vis-à-vis increased war threats of the U.S.,” he added.
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