North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal

North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related equipment to South Korea, vowing to respond “strongly and immediately” to hostile acts in various areas, state media Korean Central News Agency reported. The remarks come as US President Donald Trump renewed o

The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million.

North Korea criticized potential US missile sales to South Korea, vowing to make a “powerful response” to what it described as hostile acts that raise tensions in the region, state media reported.