North Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that joint drills by the United States and its allies have pushed the situation to an 'extreme red-line' and threaten to turn the peninsula into a 'huge war arsenal and a more critical war zone.'
U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets take part in a joint drill with South Korea's Air Force at Kunsan air base, in Gunsan, South Korea, December 20, 2022. The Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
The statement, carried by state news agency KCNA, said Pyongyang was not interested in dialogue as long as Washington pursues hostile policies.
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