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May 3, 2021

North Korea Issues Warning to U.S. After Biden Says Nuclear Program Presents Global Threat
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North Korea has warned the U.S. of a "very grave situation" over
President Biden's stance on its nuclear weapons program. During an
address to Congress last week, Biden called North Korea's and Iran's
nuclear programs "serious threats" to U.S. and global security. North
Korea also fired back after the State Department condemned its human
rights record. North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, "The
U.S., where innocent people lose their lives to social inequality and
racism every day, where 580,000 people died of novel coronavirus, is
itself a human rights wasteland." The White House signaled Friday it is
open to diplomatic relations with North Korea.


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