N. Korea to continue nuclear weapons development if U.S. threats continue: Envoy

North Korea's deputy chief of mission to the United Nations said Friday the communist nation has no option
but to continue the development of nuclear weapons if U.S. threats against the country continue.

Amb. Ri Tong-il made the remark after calling an emergency press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York,
claiming that no other country in the world is under constant threats like North Korea,
and his country needs nuclear weapons to deter such threats.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Yonhap)