North Korea: Kim threatens to use nukes in potential war
31 July 2022 |
11:35 am
North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un said "nuclear war deterrence is also fully ready to mobilize" in the event of a war. He accused the United States of "gangster-like" behavior.
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