As sanctions squeeze, North Korea threatens to keep its nukes

SEOUL – North Korea warned on Sunday that if the U.S. continues to escalate its sanctions and human rights campaign against the North, that approach could permanently shatter any chance of denuclearizing the country.

Washington is holding fast to its policy of exerting “maximum” economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea, even though President Donald Trump has claimed progress in denuclearizing the North since his meeting with Kim Jong Un in June.

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