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North Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrent over joint drills

Original: N. Korea denounces S Korea-U.S. joint military drills, vows to bolster nuclear deterrent

North Korea has condemned the latest South Korea-United States joint military exercises, denouncing them as a provocation and pledging to strengthen its nuclear deterrent in response. The drills, held regularly by the two allies, have long drawn fierce objections from Pyongyang. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high, and both Seoul and Washington maintain the exercises are defensive in nature.

Why now: Fresh joint military exercises by South Korea and the United States have prompted a sharp reaction from Pyongyang, keeping Korean Peninsula tensions in the news.

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• N. Korea denounces S Korea-U.S. joint military drills, vows to bolster nuclear deterrent · upi
• N. Korea denounces S Korea-U.S. joint military drills, vows to bolster nuclear deterrent · upi
• N. Korea denounces S Korea-U.S. joint military drills, vows to bolster nuclear deterrent · Yonhap News Agency

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