SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it was prepared to launch a pre-emptive military strike and it would not bow to U.S. pressure to give up its nuclear weapons, its official media said in separate reports on Tuesday.
The North Korean comments, which the United States called inflammatory, come as six-party nuclear talks on ending Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons hit a snag over a U.S. crackdown on firms suspected of aiding the North in illicit activities such as counterfeiting and drug trafficking.
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