North Korea Is Not Afraid of U.S. Threat Over Nuclear Build-Up: KCNA

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"The nuclear force of [North Korea] is the treasured sword of justice and the most reliable war deterrence.
"North Korea conducted two nuclear test explosions and 24 ballistic missile tests during 2016, and experts say it could have a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the U.
S.
mainland within a few years.
Ambassador to the U.
N.
Nikki Hayley said North Korea was the "number one threat" to the U.
S.
and that military action was an option if there was no co-operation.
North Korea is not frightened by U.
S.
warnings that pre-emptive military action is on the table, its foreign ministry said Tuesday, describing its expanding nuclear program as a "treasured sword of justice.
"Kim Jong Un looks at a rocket warhead tip, KCNA / Reuters, file"If the businessmen-turned-U.
S.
authorities thought that they would frighten [North Korea], they would soon know that their method would not work," the foreign ministry said according to state news agency KCNA.