North Korea’s A-Bomb Is Deterring U.S. First Strike, Russia Says
- U.S. knows ‘for sure’ it has A-Bomb, foreign minister says
- Korea, Japan, China, Russia may suffer if things get violent
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North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons is preventing the U.S. from launching a first strike against the rogue nation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview.
“The Americans won’t strike because they know for sure -- rather than suspect -- that it has atomic bombs,” Lavrov said Sunday on Russia’s NTV television. “I’m not defending North Korea right now, I’m just saying that almost everyone agrees with this analysis.”