North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent

SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday a recent US-South Korean joint military exercise was ​a nuclear war rehearsal targeting the country and vowed ‌to accelerate efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent, according to state media KCNA. Kim Jong Sik, a deputy department director in the ruling Workers’ Party, said ​the Iron Mace exercise showed the US remained unchanged in ​its “wild ambition to stifle North Korea with nukes” and ⁠that such threats were “escalating with each passing day.” He said I

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