May 18, 2024
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North Korea raises U.S. germ warfare claim at UN

Previous NDC statement including in UN document by DPRK permanent representative

North Korea filed an official letter to the UN in early June claiming that the U.S. is preparing to launch germ warfare against it, a UN document shows.

The claim stems from the discovery that live anthrax samples may have been shipped to the Osan Air Base in South Korea from the U.S., a discovery North Korea claims shows that the U.S. is preparing for germ warfare against the DPRK.

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