North Korea's foreign minister blames U.S. for tensions

UPI 13 hours ago 

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SEOUL, March 28 (UPI) -- North Korea's foreign minister said joint military exercises were bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of war. In an interview with TASS News Agency of Russia, Ri Su Yong criticized Washington and Seoul for raising tensions. North Korea is ready to launch a preemptive nuclear attack on the United States, Ri said, adding war on the peninsula would be brought about by the United States. "America is mobilizing all means of military aggression in training, and is making prearrangements for a preemptive strike" against North Korea, Ri said. Ri also said the U.S. policy of a "rebalancing to Asia," is "part of its hegemonic strategy," and that its "number one priority ...