US ‘Golden Dome’ risks nuclear war in outer space, North Korea says
Pyongyang has denounced US President Trump’s ‘very dangerous’ missile-shield plan as a bid to weaponise space, threatening global security
Pyongyang’s foreign ministry has issued a memorandum calling the system “a very dangerous ‘threatening initiative’ aimed at threatening the strategic security of the nuclear weapons states,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Trump announced new details and initial funding for the missile shield system last week, calling it “very important for the success and even survival of our country”.
The initiative faces significant technical and political challenges, according to analysts, and could come at a hefty price tag.
“The US plan for building a new missile defence system is the root cause of sparking off global nuclear and space arms race by stimulating the security concerns of nuclear weapons states and turning the outer space into a potential nuclear war field,” it added.