North Korea says US designation as terror sponsor justifies nuclear weapons development

North Korea has called US president Donald Trump’s decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism a "serious provocation" that justifies its development of nuclear weapons.

North Korea has called US president Donald Trump’s decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism a "serious provocation" that justifies its development of nuclear weapons.

The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the country has no connection to terrorism and "doesn’t care whether or not the United States places the hat of terrorism on our heads."