Faltering U. S.-North Korean relations have taken another turn for the worse after Pyongyang protested its characterization as a «rogue state» in a recent…
Faltering U. S.-North Korean relations have taken another turn for the worse after Pyongyang protested its characterization as a «rogue state» in a recent security report published by the Pentagon.
The North Korean foreign ministry said Wednesday that the description was an undignified move of aggression, the Yonhap news agency reported.
In the Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, released on June 1, the U. S. military said North Korea is a «rogue state» that «remains a security challenge.»
The secretive state «has developed an intercontinental ballistic missile intended to be capable of striking the continental United States with a nuclear or conventional payload,» the report explained.
For all the talks between Washington and Pyongyang, the review suggested North Korea will remain a pressing concern until it completes «final, fully, verifiable denuclearization.
