North Korea threatened to use nuclear weapons against the U. S. if provoked militarily and said it would “under no circumstances” negotiate on its nuclear and missile weapons programs.
MANILA—North Korea on Monday threatened to use nuclear weapons against the U. S. if provoked militarily and said it would “under no circumstances” negotiate on its nuclear and missile weapons programs.
In a written statement handed to reporters on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Manila, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said the regime had developed nuclear weapons as a legitimate option for self-defense “in the…