North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday condemned a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting regarding its recent spate of missile testing, in a statement warning that the country was preparing to take countermeasures in response to the U.S.’s “bandit-like” behavior.

In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for the North’s foreign ministry cited yesterday’s meeting of the UNSC as proof that, despite its calls for Pyongyang to return to dialogue, Washington seeks to “disarm us completely.”

“The U.S. talks about dialogue, whenever it opens its mouth, but it