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‘Brink of nuclear war’: North Korea warning on military drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ramped up weapons testing [File: KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has accused the United States and South Korea of escalating tensions “to the brink of nuclear war” through their joint military drills and promised to respond with “offensive action,” according to state media KCNA.

A commentary published by KCNA on Thursday criticised the continuing exercises as “a trigger for driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to the point of explosion.”

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