{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/north-korea-threatens-nuclear-use-over-us-south-korea-defense-talks","slug":"north-korea-threatens-nuclear-use-over-us-south-korea-defense-talks","url":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/north-korea-threatens-nuclear-use-over-us-south-korea-defense-talks","title":"North Korea threatens nuclear use over US-South Korea defense talks","subtitle":"Pyongyang condemns agreement to share information and enhance joint capabilities against WMD threats.","excerpt":"North Korea's Ministry of Defense has stated that nuclear weapons could be used in response to actions by the US and South Korea. This statement follows defense talks between the two nations aimed at strengthening cooperation against potential weapons of mass destruction attacks from Pyongyang.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Russia","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T14:45:50.397Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-16T13:53:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T14:45:50.397Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing in digests.","critic":"Reports quote or give right of reply to those affected, responsible or opposed.","hype":"Headlines promise nuclear threats, but the body details a conditional response based on law."}},"tags":["#NorthKorea","#US","#SouthKorea","#NuclearWeapons","#WMD","#Security"],"entities":["North Korea","United States","South Korea","Ministry of Defense of North Korea"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["North Korea's Ministry of Defense has warned that nuclear weapons could be deployed in response to US and South Korean actions.","The warning came after the US and South Korea held talks on September 10 to establish a system for information sharing and joint capabilities against potential WMD attacks from North Korea.","North Korea's 2022 law on nuclear forces policy outlines conditions for nuclear weapon use when a nuclear or WMD attack is judged to be imminent.","Pyongyang accused the US and South Korea of using accusations as a cover for their own development and spread of weapons of mass destruction."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"North Korea's Ministry of Defense has stated that nuclear weapons could be used in response to actions by the US and South Korea. The ministry condemned an agreement between the two nations, reached on September 10, to establish a system for sharing information and enhancing joint capabilities to counter potential weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks from North Korea. A spokesperson for the ministry described the agreement as an \"open declaration of confrontation\" and a serious warning."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The North Korean ministry also accused the US and South Korea of using accusations as a cover for their own actions in developing and spreading weapons of mass destruction. North Korea's law on nuclear forces policy, adopted in 2022, outlines conditions for nuclear weapon use, including when a nuclear or WMD attack is judged to be imminent."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on accusations"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"North Korea's Ministry of Defense claimed that accusations from the US and South Korea are a cover for their own development and spread of WMD. The reports do not contain any statements from the US or South Korea addressing this specific accusation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific date of September 10 for the US-South Korea defense talks. The left-rated report from The Korea Times and the centre-rated report from ZN.UA Зеркало недели do mention this date."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"snn.ir","url":"https://snn.ir/fa/news/1456116/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D9%88-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C","headline":"North Korea Warns of Nuclear Attack on US and South Korea","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T15:40:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"asriran.com","url":"https://asriran.com/fa/news/1192129/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D9%88-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C","headline":"North Korea's Nuclear Warning to the US and South Korea","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T15:20:31.000Z"},{"sourceName":"fararu.com","url":"https://fararu.com/fa/news/1002685/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C","headline":"North Korea Issues Nuclear Warning to US and South Korea","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T14:56:18.000Z"},{"sourceName":"vz.ru","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/9/16/1452035.html","headline":"The DPRK Accused the US and South Korea of Preparing a Military Conflict with the Republic","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T14:56:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"tgrthaber.com","url":"https://tgrthaber.com/dunya/kuzey-koreden-abd-ve-guney-koreye-nukleerli-tehditkar-uyari-yasa-kapsaminda-kullanabi-3359721","headline":"North Korea Issues a Nuclear Threat Warning to the US and South Korea: We Can Use Them Under the Law!","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:53:26.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Life.ru","url":"https://life.ru/p/kndr-predupredila-yuzhnuyu-koreyu-i-ssha-o-vozmozhnom-primenenii-yadernogo","headline":"The DPRK Warned South Korea and the US About the Possible Use of Nuclear Weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:47:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://obozrevatel.com/novosti-mir/kriticheskij-vyizov-nashej-bezopasnosti-kndr-prigrozila-ssha-i-yuzhnoj-koree-yadernyim-oruzhiem.htm","headline":"\"Critical Challenge to Our Security\": the DPRK Threatened the US and South Korea with Nuclear Weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:45:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"haberglobal.com","url":"https://haberglobal.com/dunya/kuzey-koreden-gerilimi-artiran-aciklama-nukleer-silah-kullanma-ihtimali-dogabilir-544470","headline":"North Korea Issues Statement that Escalates Tensions: \"The Possibility of Using Nuclear Weapons May arise.\"","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:20:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"topwar.ru","url":"https://topwar.ru/289856-kndr-prigrozila-primenit-jadernoe-oruzhie-v-otvet-na-politiku-ssha-i-juzhnoj-korei.html","headline":"North Korea Has Threatened to Use Nuclear Weapons in Response to US and South Korean Policies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:17:20.000Z"},{"sourceName":"1news.com.ua","url":"https://1news.com.ua/svit/kndr-vyslovyla-pogrozy-ssha-shhodo-vykorystannya-yadernoyi-zbroyi.html","headline":"North Korea Threatens US to Use Nuclear Weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:39:18.000Z"},{"sourceName":"ZN.UA Зеркало недели","url":"https://zn.ua/WORLD/pkhenjan-nazval-sotrudnichestvo-ssha-i-juzhnoj-korei-deklaratsiej-konfrontatsii-i-prihrozil-jadernym-oruzhiem.html","headline":"Pyongyang Called US and South Korea's Cooperation a Declaration of Confrontation and Threatened Nuclear Weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:28:44.000Z"},{"sourceName":"news-pravda.com","url":"https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/16/2596138.html","headline":"North Korea threatens the United States and South Korea with the use of nuclear weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:26:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Fakty.ua  ФАКТЫ","url":"https://fakty.ua/478771-kndr-prigrozila-ssha-yadernym-oruzhiem","headline":"North Korea Threatens US with Nuclear Weapons","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:22:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Korea Times","url":"https://koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260916/n-korea-blasts-s-korea-us-defense-talks-on-wmd-response","headline":"N. 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