# US, allies are building potential for nuclear war, North Korean deputy defense minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/61946

- TASS, 2026-09-17 02:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188733

> North Korean Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang Il said the United States and its allies are gradually building up the potential for a nuclear war. Speaking at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, he blamed Washington and its “henchmen” for a hostile policy toward the DPRK and the Korean Peninsula’s continuing cycle of confrontation and escalation.

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