January 24, 2018

GENEVA -- North Korea said on Tuesday it had a "powerful and reliable" nuclear deterrent to thwart any attack and accused the United States of deploying military assets nearby under the pretext of ensuring security at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Han Tae Song, North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, called on the United States to permanently halt its joint military drills with South Korea, suspended ahead of the Games that open on Feb. 9 amid an easing of tensions.

Han said contrary to the trend towards "detente," U.S. forces were engaging in a "precarious military maneuver" by bringing their strategic assets near the divided Korean Peninsula ahead of the competition.

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