May 08, 2024
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North Korea accuses U.S. of preparing for germ warfare

NDC urges immediate U.S troops withdrawal from ROK, international prosecution

North Korea’s National Defence Commission (NDC) has accused the U.S. of preparing for germ and biological warfare on the peninsula in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday.

The statement from North Korea’s most powerful military body refers to recent revelations that the U.S. may have sent live samples of the deadly anthrax bacteria to an Air Force base in South Korea between March 2014 and April 2015.

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