
North Korea vows to expand nuclear forces, blasts US for 'outdated' denuclearization plan
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North Korea vowed to expand its nuclear forces under Kim Jong Un, criticizing the U.S. and its neighbors in Asia for pushing an "absurd" denuclearization plan.
"As long as the U.S. and its vassal forces' hostile threat exists, the DPRK's nukes are means for defending peace and sovereignty and a means for legitimate self-defense entrusted by the constitution of the state," an unnamed ministry spokesperson said in a statement picked up by the North's Korean Central News Agency, Reuters reported.
The criticism comes after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi met during a security conference in Germany and reaffirmed their commitment to the Hermit Kingdom’s "complete denuclearization" and maintaining sanctions on the country’s weapons program.