North Korea to expand nuclear arsenal as 'US-led buildup justifies it'

North Korea on Thursday said the growing US-led military buildup and expanding security cooperation between Washington, Seoul and Tokyo justify its decision to strengthen and expand its nuclear forces, with Pyongyang declaring that its status as a nuclear weapons state is irreversible.According to the Reuters, North Korea's vice defence minister Kim Kang Il said the growing US-led military buildup and expanding security cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan justify Pyongyang's efforts to strengthen and expand its nuclear forces.Speaking at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Kim said, "The ceaseless nuclear arms buildup of the enemy states fully justifies the building of a solid nuclear shield of the DPRK." He added, "As the enemy states' nuclear threat reaches the extreme level ...