North Korea says US and Japan 'bringing the raging wind of war' - Independent

25/2/2018

North Korea says US and Japan 'bringing the raging wind of war'

Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93

North Korea has accused the US and Japan of bringing "the raging wind of war" to the peninsula, while warning the Trump administration over any maritime blockade of the country.

North Korean state media said Pyongyang would regard any maritime blockade as an act of war, as it condemned new US sanctions and said nuclear weapons would prevent threats.

On Friday, the US said it was imposing its largest package of sanctions, aimed at pressuring North Korea into giving up its nuclear and missile programmes.

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