Seoul, Dec 21, 2025 (AFP) - North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost'

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North Korea said on Sunday that Japan's nuclear ambitions "must be prevented at any cost", after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. Pyongyang's reaction came after the unnamed official in the prime minister's office was quoted by Kyodo News on Thursday as saying: "I think we should possess nuclear weapons." The official was reported to have been involved in devising Japan's security policy. The Kyodo......

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