Economics
North Korea Threatens to Resume Nuclear Program, Slams Sanctions
- Country may revive policy of economic and nuclear development
- Sanctions hinder South Korean cooperation efforts with North
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North Korea stepped up its attack on U.S.-led sanctions, threatening to resume its nuclear program if the measures aren’t lifted.
The Foreign Ministry’s Institute for American Studies said it could revive its policy of economic construction and nuclear development if sanctions continue. The U.S. “had better stop the self-destructive act of putting pressure” on the North, the Korean Central News Agency cited director Kwon Jong Gun as saying.