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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
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News North Korea casts itself as victim of US vilification over nuclear capabilitiesAt UN, DPRK diplomat calls it hypocritical to criticize its weapons tests but not those of US, South Korea
North Korea told a U.N. committee on Thursday that it is subject to arbitrary vilification over its nuclear and weapons programs, questioning why U.S. and South Korean missile tests don’t face the same international scrutiny. Speaking at a meeting of the U.N.’s Sixth Committee, DPRK delegate Kim In Chol slammed the U.S. for its “double-dealing attitude” on nuclear capabilities. Kim pointed to different reactions to North and South Korea’s recent missile launches, as well as hypersonic glide vehicle tests that the U.S. has conducted, as evidence of the U.N. Security Council and Washington’s hypocrisy. The U.S. State Department did © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |