North Korea warns of ‘arms race’ in France-Australia submarine row
By DW
20 September 2021 |
12:20 pm
Pyongyang has said it would take action if a new Indo-Pacific alliance between the US, Australia and the UK had "even the smallest negative effect" on North Korea's security.
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