North Korea to bolster nukes

North Korea threatened on Sunday to bolster its nuclear deterrence against the United States as the leaders of key US allies South Korea and Japan were set for a summit meeting.

Pyongyang's ruling communist party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said the North's nuclear drive could be justified by the 'US introduction of nuclear weapons into South Korea'.

'We will strengthen our nuclear deterrence further for our self-defence to cope with outright US nuclear threats and nuclear war attempts,' Rodong said.

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