April 25, 2024
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N. Korea accuses U.S. of planning “preemptive nuclear strike”

Experts sceptical about return to March/April tensions

The North Korean government on Wednesday accused the United States and South Korea of planning a nuclear attack, accusing them of "fostering military confrontation" in a statement issued via state news agency Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).

Responding to news that a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier would participate in October's U.S. - ROK naval exercises, the DPRK Foreign Ministry said that its attempt to realize peace between the Koreas faced a "grave challenge" and said the two allies were creating a "war hysteria".

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