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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

North Korea says Donald Trump’s Golden Dome plan threatens ‘outer space nuclear war’

North Korea has condemned US president Donald Trump’s plan to build a new $175bn missile defence shield dubbed the “Golden Dome”.

In a memorandum issued by the foreign ministry’s Institute for American Studies, North Korea described the plans as a "threatening initiative", not a defensive measure, aimed at securing military superiority and threatening nuclear-armed adversaries, according to state media KCNA.

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