North Korea threatens nuclear strike, U.N. expands sanctions

North Korean soldiers attend military training in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 7, 2013. REUTERS-KCNA

(Reuters) – North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric as the U.N. Security Council approved new sanctions against the reclusive country.

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