North Korea gloated on Tuesday concerning the nation’s possession of missiles that may be capable to hit the U.S.
“In right this moment’s world the place many international locations waste time coping with the USA with submission and blind obedience, there’s solely our nation on this planet that may shake the world by firing a missile with the U.S. mainland in its vary,” North Korea’s Overseas Ministry stated, Reuters reported.
“There are greater than 200 international locations on the earth, however only some have hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles,” the ministry added.
Tensions have elevated between the U.S. and North Korea since North Korea examined a document numbers of missiles in January, in keeping with Reuters.
The assertion from North Korea comes after the United Nations not too long ago found the nation has elevated its missile capabilities and earned thousands and thousands of {dollars} from cyberattacks.
The ministry stated the missiles have been “battle deterrence” and represented “exceptional achievements” for a rustic that’s battling many home points comparable to a meals scarcity.
“Our objective stays the whole denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The USA harbors no hostile intent towards the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea],” a State Division spokesperson stated in a press release to The Hill.
“The DPRK constitutes a risk to worldwide peace and safety and the worldwide nonproliferation regime. The USA has an important curiosity in deterring the DPRK, defending towards its provocations or makes use of of drive, limiting the attain of its most harmful weapons applications, and above all preserving the American folks, our deployed forces, and our allies protected,” they added.
