North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants

North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants
August 30, 2026

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North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants

North Korea condemned the U.S. on Thursday for selling missiles to the South and for its funding toward documenting human rights abuses, even as President Donald Trump seeks to revive engagement with Pyongyang.

In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry denounced Washington’s approval of “the sale of various lethal equipment worth an astronomical sum of money” to Seoul.

In particular, the spokesperson criticized the U.S. State Department’s approvalto sell 103 “ultra-modern” AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, which can be used to attack ground targets, and related equipment worth

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