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U.S.-North Korea Discord Goes Beyond Discourse To A Show Of Military Force

North Korea's foreign minister referred to Pyongyang's "nuclear hammer of justice," when he spoke at the U.N. Saturday, the same day the U.S. flew bombers near North Korean shores.
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. / Julie Jacobson / Shutterstock.com

The weekend saw an escalation in the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang, complete with a U.S. show of military might over the waters near North Korea and jitters over what seismologists say was an earthquake near a North Korean nuclear test site.

On Saturday, North President Trump's "reckless and violent words," delivered from the same podium days earlier. Ri said Trump will "pay dearly" for his speech Tuesday.

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