North Korea tells UN the country now has ‘effective war deterrent’, promises to focus on economy

North Korea has a “reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defence” and will now focus on developing its economy, North Korea’s UN ambassador Kim Song said on Tuesday, though he acknowledged that international sanctions were a hindrance.Addressing the UN General Assembly, Kim also said the “anti-epidemic situation in our country is now under safe and stable control” as a result of measures taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has said it has no confirmed cases…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3103588/north-korean-tells-un-country-now-has-effective-war-deterrent