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North Korea says it has launched nuclear attack sub to counter U.S., AsiaState media said the vessel is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire.WorldSep 7, 2023
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U.S. not planning nuclear exercises with South Korea, Biden says, contradicting YoonSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol had said Seoul and Washington are discussing possible joint exercises using U.S. nuclear assets to counter an aggressive North Korea.WorldJan 2, 2023
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North Korea rejects Seoul’s ‘foolish’ offer to trade economic aid for denuclearizationThe sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country will never give away its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program for economic cooperation.WorldAug 18, 2022
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North Korea’s Kim accuses U.S., South Korea of hostility as he displays weaponsPyongyang was only increasing its military in self-defence and not to start a war, Kim said in a speech at the Defence Development Exhibition on Monday, state media reported.WorldOct 11, 2021
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North Korea sanctions must be lifted as food shortages loom, U.N. expert saysLeader Kim Jong Un in June said the food situation was "tense" because of natural disasters last year and acknowledged that citizens had faced sacrifices during the pandemicWorldOct 7, 2021
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North Korea says it tested new hypersonic missile that may be nuclear capableThe missile test early Tuesday was North Korea's third round of launches this month and took place shortly before North Korea's U.N. envoy accused the United States of hostility.WorldSep 29, 2021
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North Korea accuses U.S. of keeping ‘hostile policy’ as it tests more weaponsThe comments at the United Nations General Assembly came shortly after South Korea's military said the North fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters.WorldSep 27, 2021
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North Korea says no need to sit down with U.S., resume stalled nuclear talksU.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is due to visit South Korea next week to discuss stalled talks with North Korea.WorldJul 4, 2020
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North Korea says it is no longer bound by nuclear testing commitmentsNorth Korea warned in December that it may take an unspecified "new path" if the U.S. failed to meet its expectations with a new approach to negotiations.WorldJan 21, 2020
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China, Russia call on UN to lift sanctions on North Korean exports, overseas workersChina and Russia made these and other proposals 16 days before Kim's end-of-December deadline for the United States to come up with new proposals to revive nuclear diplomacy.WorldDec 17, 2019
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