North Korea Vows Strong Response to US Arms Sale to South Korea
Pyongyang has condemned Washington’s recent approval of a $125 million arms package for Seoul and threatened a powerful retaliatory response. The diplomatic row underscores escalating military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea Slams US Over Potential Missile Sales to South Korea
North Korea criticized potential US missile sales to South Korea, vowing to make a “powerful response” to what it described as hostile acts that raise tensions in the region, state media reported.
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North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related equipment to South Korea, vowing to respond “strongly and immediately” to hostile acts in various areas, state media Korean Central News Agency reported. The remarks come as US President Donald Trump renewed overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, expressing interest in another meeting and saying this month that Kim had responded to his outreach. Analysts say Pyongyang had sh...
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SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced Thursday a potential U.S. arms ...
By Kim Seung-yeon
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Remarks come as US President Donald Trump has renewed overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million. The post North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to South appeared first on Vanguard News.
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