SEOUL — North Korea stated on Thursday that the deployment of US strategic property in South Korea met the situations for its use of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported.
The nation additionally accused the United States and South Korea of escalating tensions within the area, stated the report, citing an announcement by the nation’s protection minister.
The comment seems aimed on the Ohio-class US nuclear-powered submarine USS Kentucky, which arrived at a port in Busan, South Korea earlier this week.
The report comes after a US soldier crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday at a time of heightened stress between the 2 Koreas and the United States.
North Korea has but to touch upon the incident involving the US soldier. — Reuters
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