DPRK Admits Seeking Nuclear Deterrent Force

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DPRK Admits Seeking Nuclear Deterrent Force

The nuclear deterrent force of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is not to blackmail anybody, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary on Monday.

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The nuclear deterrent force of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is not to blackmail anybody, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary on Monday.

If the United States does not abandon its anti-DPRK policy and continues to threaten the DPRK by nuclear weapons, the DPRK will have no choice but to seek "nuclear deterrent force," the commentary said.

"If the United States abandons its anti-DPRK policy and settles our concerns, we will also settle the US's concerns over the nuclear issue," the commentary said.

"The nuclear deterrent force of the DPRK is not meant to blackmail anybody but to reduce the conventional weapons and transfer manpower and funds to economic construction and people's life," the commentary said.

"If the United States does not abandon its anti-DPRK policy, the DPRK will consolidate physical deterrent force that can defeat whatever sophisticated weapons or nuclear weapons," it continued.

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