North Korea on Thursday condemned recent U.S. approvals of arms sales to South Korea. In this February 2025 photo, a U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter fires a stinger missile during a combined live-fire exercise in Pocheon. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- North Korea on Thursday condemned U.S. approval of a possible $125 million sale of Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to South Korea, warning of a "serious, immediate and powerful response."
In a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the proposed sale and other recent U.S. actions "hostile moves adversely affecting the security environment of the DPRK and the regional situation."
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea.
The spokesperson cited last week's U.S. State Department approval of a possible sale of 103 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles, 10 tactical guidance units and related equipment to South Korea.
