North Korea would not "misuse" its nuclear weapons, Kim said but the country is expanding its nuclear arsenal, including "preemptive" and "retaliatory" strike capabilities and warheads of varying sizes. In 2019 North Korea called Biden a "rabid dog" that needed to be "beaten to death with a stick." "North Korea is declaring the window for cooperation is much, much smaller for the Biden administration," Yoo said. Biden said in October that he would meet Kim only on the condition that North Korea agreed to draw down its nuclear capacity. North Korea faces growing crises caused by international sanctions over its nuclear programme, as well as self-imposed lockdowns to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2021 02:03 UTC