Seoul, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - North Korea vows 'powerful response' after US approves arms sales to South

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2026-08-27

North Korea condemned on Thursday US plans to supply Seoul with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects, vowing a "powerful response" to what Pyongyang described as Washington's hostility towards it. The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million. Pyongyang's foreign ministry spoke......

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