North Korea condemns US arms sale to South Korea, vows response

North Korea condemned a U.S. decision to approve the sale of missiles and related equipment to South Korea on Thursday, August 27, 2026, vowing a "serious, immediate and powerful response" to what it described as hostile acts. The denunciation, carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, also criticized a U.S. plan to fund programs documenting human rights conditions in North Korea, with Pyongyang warning the measures could destabilize the region and its own social system. The criticism followed a U.S.