North Korea Lashes Out Over Nuclear Weapons Scrutiny

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Group of Seven [G7]’s demand that North Korea shut down its nuclear weapons program has sparked a fiery response from Pyongyang, which accused the U.S. and its allies of flirting with nuclear conflict. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in China and the U.S. State Department with emailed requests for comment outside of office hours. Why It Matters U.S. “provocations” are frequently cited by the Kim Jong Un regime as justification for advancing its United Nations-sanctioned nuclear weapons. North…