Defiant Bishop fires back over North Korean nuclear threat

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has hit back at North Korea after the reclusive state warned Australia could be the target of a nuclear weapons strike if it continued to “blindly” follow the United States.

In response to the comments, Ms Bishop said Pyongyang’s threat “underlines the need for the regime to abandon its illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs”.

“These present a grave threat to its neighbours, and if left unchecked, to the broader region including Australia,” she said.

“The North Korean Government should invest in the welfare of its long-suffering citizens, rather than weapons of mass destruction.”

Source: North Korea threatens nuclear strike against Australia if it doesn’t stop ‘blindly toeing US line’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)