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The White House rejects claims that the United States has declared war on North Korea as "absurd" in the latest exchange of barbs and insults between the two nuclear powers. SOUNDBITE
North Korea this week said it had successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, but the claim has been met by international skepticism.
North Korea's claim to have developed a hydrogen bomb was met with skepticism by the White House on Thursday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
North Korea has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles and missile launchers that were used in recent attacks on Ukraine, the White House says. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says that North Korea will pay the "price" if it supplies Russia with arms, during a press briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE