### [2013-03-7](/feed/2013/03/7/index.md)

##### Nuclear program of North Korea
# North Korea threatens its enemies with the possibility of a pre-emptive nuclear strike, amplifying its threatening rhetoric. 




### Sources:

1. [Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/07/north-korea-vows-nuclear-attack-on-us-ahead-un-sanctions-vote/)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/07/us-korea-north-attack-idUSBRE9260BR20130307)

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