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stern 厳格な serious, opp. Friendly

deterrence 抑止

Biden had said in his first address as president to Congress on Wednesday that he would use “diplomacy as well as stern deterrence” to contain North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

blunder = mistake

It also warned President Joe Biden that he had made a “big blunder” with his “outdated” stance towards the country.

Spurious あやしい　opp. Genuine

North Korea dismisses ‘spurious’ US diplomacy: State media

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/2/north-korea-dismisses-spurious-us-diplomacy-state-media