North Korea warns of ‘arms race’AFP, SEOULThe North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and Washington’s recent submarine contract with Australia could trigger a “nuclear arms race” in the region. A ballistic missile is launched from a train in an undisclosed location in North Korea on Wednesday. The spate of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific have highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as a China-US rivalry grows. His administration’s relationship with North Korea has marked a change in tone from his predecessor, former US president Donald Trump, who engaged in an extraordinary diplomatic bromance with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The official added that North Korea “will certainly take a corresponding counteraction in case it has even a little adverse impact on the security of our country.”

Source: Taipei Times September 20, 2021 15:56 UTC