America promises to upgrade its nuclear arsenal

(RT) ⸻ The US government will work to improve its nuclear forces in response to "rogue" actions by North Korea. Air Force General Anthony Cotton spoke before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, pledging to bolster America's arsenal on land, in the air, and at sea to meet "challenges" from the likes of Pyongyang and other rival states. Cotton went on to accuse North Korea of acting as a "rogue nation" which poses a threat to the United States and its allies, stressing that Washington must continue to improve its "effective and credible nuclear deterrent." Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have soared over the last year, with the DPRK conducting a record number of weapons tests amid a flurry of joint US-South Korean war games. US officials continue to press Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arsenal, with State Department spokesman Ned Price vowing to impose increased "costs" on the DPRK until it "changes its approach" and abandons its weapons. President Joe Biden appears to have made no effort to sit down with the country's leadership or hold a new round of talks to deescalate the tensions.