N. Korea says US submarine deal, alliance could trigger 'nuclear arms race'


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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and recent US submarine contract with Australia could trigger a ”nuclear arms race” in the region. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows a close-up of construction in progress at a processing facility at the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility complex in Yongbyon, North Korea, on September 14, 2021. (Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies/AFP) Last week, the United States announced a new three-way security pact with Australia and Britain, as part of a strategic partnership under which US nuclear submarines will...