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    North Korea's military vows 'merciless' response to US provocation

    April 14, 2017 at 14:12
    North Korea's army on Friday vowed a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear program and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test.

    Pyongyang's rogue atomic ambitions have come into sharp focus in recent weeks, with United States President Donald Trump vowing a tough stance against the North and threatening unilateral action if China failed to help curb its neighbour's nuclear programme.

    As hostilities in the region surge Trump has sent an aircraft carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula to press his point, while the North has launched a flurry of rockets.
     

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    Pyongyang North Korea United States President Donald Trump Korean peninsula

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