Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. North Korea Berates US for Criticizing its Ballistic Missile Program VOA News North Korea berated the U.S. Thursday for denouncing its ballistic missile tests at a United Nations Security Council meeting. U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft said at the meeting Wednesday that Pyongyang's missile tests were "deeply counterproductive" and threatened talks to get North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear programs. A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said the ambassador's comments were reckless. "U.S. did a foolish thing which will boomerang on it, and decisively helped us make a definite decision on what way to choose," the spokesperson said in a statement to the state news agency KCNA. .