North Korea threatens to boost nuclear deterrent
19/12/2005 - 10:15:03North Korea today said it would boost its “nuclear deterrent,” if the United States bolsters its hostile policy against the regime.
“If the United States strengthens its hostile policy aimed at stifling us under the pretext of human rights and the nuclear issues, we will respond by further solidifying our self-defence force including nuclear deterrent,” the North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the country’s official Korean Central News Agency.
The North’s statement was the latest sign of tension casting doubt on hopes for progress in resolving the nuclear dispute at six-nation talks.
