Denying Hacking Charges, Pyongyang Blasts Additional U.S. Sanctions

North Korean officials have responded angrily to new U.S. sanctions imposed following a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, reports the New York Times.

On Sunday, a government spokesman denied that North Korea was behind the attack, in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

The additional sanctions will only push the nation toward a "military first" policy, said the spokesman.

"The policy persistently pursued by the U.S. to stifle [North Korea],...