North Korea has slammed a U.S. commitment to no longer use anti-personnel landmines (APM) and to destroy all of its existing stockpiles, except in the case of the Korean Peninsula.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), providing a synopsis of an article in a North Korean weekend periodical, blasted the move calling it an attempt by the U.S. to smear the DPRK.

“Lurking behind this stand of the U.S. is its sinister scenario to label the DPRK an arch criminal harassing the peace and stability on the peninsula and, at the same time, use it as a bridgehead for carrying