Pyongyang said it could revert to its former policy of developing nuclear weapons if the US does not end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime (AFP Photo/Ed JONES)
FOX News: North Korea threatens to resume nuclear weapons program over sanctions
North Korea has threatened to restart its nuclear weapons program if the U.S. does not lift economic-crippling sanctions against the country, according to reports Saturday.
North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that the "improvement of relations and sanctions is incompatible," Sky News reported.
"The US thinks that its oft-repeated 'sanctions and pressure' leads to 'denuclearization,'" the ministry said. "We cannot help laughing at such a foolish idea."
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