North Korea\u2019s state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea\u2019s ballistic missiles, calling it a sign of Washington\u2019s \u201cshameful double-dealing.\u201d
\nSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the abolishment of the joint missile guidelines that had limited the country\u2019s development of ballistic missiles to a range of 800 km (500 miles) after his first summit with US President Joe Biden earlier this month.
\nNorth Korea\u2019s official KCNA news agency carried an article by Kim Myong Chol, who it described as an \u201cinternational affairs critic,\u201d to accuse the United States of applying a double standard as it sought to ban Pyongyang from developing ballistic missiles.
\nThe United States is \u201cengrossed in confrontation despite its lip-service to dialogue,\u201d Kim said. \u201cThe termination step is a stark reminder of the US hostile policy toward the DPRK and its shameful double-dealing.\u201d
\nThe Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is North Korea\u2019s official name.
\nNorth Korea\u2019s target is the United States, not South Korea\u2019s military, and it will counter the States on \u201cthe principle of strength for strength,\u201d Kim said.
\nKim also criticised Moon for welcoming the termination of the guidelines, calling it \u201cdisgusting, indecent.\u201d
\n\u201cNow that the US and the South Korean authorities made clear their ambition of aggression, they are left with no reasons whatsoever to fault the DPRK bolstering its capabilities for self-defence,\u201d Kim added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
North Korea\u2019s state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea\u2019s ballistic missiles, calling it a sign of Washington\u2019s \u201cshameful double-dealing.\u201d South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the abolishment of the joint missile guidelines that had limited the country\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n