North Korea has condemned a new security pact between the US, UK and Australia, saying it could trigger a “nuclear arms race”
A North Korea Foreign Ministry official stated that the Aukus deal would “upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region”.
The deal will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines.
The AUKUS agreement is being widely viewed as an effort to counter China’s influence in the contested South China Sea.
The security pact was announced last week by the leaders of the US, UK and Australia and will cover cruise missiles, A.I technologies and others including the nuclear subs.
“These are extremely undesirable and dangerous acts which will upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region and trigger off a chain of nuclear arms race,”
said a DPRK Foreign Ministry official referring to the security agreement.
Last week, North Korea carried out two major weapons tests concerning surrounding nations such as Japan.
Those tests included that of a long-range cruise missile and a ballistic missile.
