September 20, 2021

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday slammed the US and UK's move to provide Australia with the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines, and said it will definitely take corresponding measures if the deal has a slightest adverse impact on North Korea's national security, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The KCNA quoted the chief of the Foreign News Section of the Department of Press and Information of North Korea's Foreign Ministry as saying that the US and UK's decision was an "extremely dangerous act" that would upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region and trigger a nuclear arms race.  

According to the North Korean media, the unnamed official said that the White House's decision amounts to an argument  that the US can transfer nuclear technology to any country if it's in the US interests. The official also criticized the US new administration's increasing double standards, accusing the US of undermining international norms and order and seriously threatening the world peace and stability. 

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