US hostile policy blamed for N. Korean nukes

North Korea says it will not abandon its nuclear weapons unless the United States ends its hostile policy in the troubled peninsula.

The official Korean Central News Agency said on Friday that Pyongyang will keep its nuclear arsenal unless the US changes its hostile policies.

"Unless (the US) terminates its hostile policy and nuclear threats towards our Republic, our abandonment of nuclear weapons will not happen even if the earth breaks," the declaration read.

It went on to add that the country will not give up its nuclear program in return for economic aid.

The declaration also emphasized that the country has developed atomic bombs for its own defense and not for economic favors.

This declaration comes after the communist country announced plans to launch live-fire exercises near its sea border with South Korea.

North Korean forces will open fire from four spots on the country's west coast and from two spots on its east coast.

The drills will take place from Saturday to Monday.

Pyongyang has declared the affected areas as no-sailing zones.

North Korea is under international pressure to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear disarmament.

Source: PressTV.
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