North Korea threatens to build more nuclear weapons amid US ‘hostility’

The Korean Central News Agency quoted Mr Kim as saying the “key to establishing new relations between (North Korea) and the United States is whether the United States withdraws its hostile policy”.
North Korea threatens to build more nuclear weapons amid US ‘hostility’
Kim Jong Un (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems under development, saying the fate of relations with the US depends on whether it abandons its “hostile” policy, state media reported.

Mr Kim’s comments during a key meeting of the ruling party were seen as applying pressure on the incoming administration of Joe Biden, who has called Mr Kim a “thug” and has criticised his summits with Donald Trump.

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