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North Korea , which is seeking a guarantee from the United States that it won ' t be attacked , ratcheted up the threat of conflict in a statement issued by its official Korean Central News Agency accusing Washington of escalating tensions .
 ( attack: attacked,  United States: attacker) 
Locate the role in the text that participated in the event based on the event type and return it in the event list. 
 Option: Event type: declare bankruptcy, transfer ownership, transfer money, marry, transport, die, phone write, arrest jail, convict, sentence, sue, end organization, start organization, end position, start position, meet, elect, attack, injure, born, fine, release parole, charge indict, extradite, trial hearing, demonstrate, divorce, nominate, appeal, pardon, execute, acquit, merge organization, Arguments type: beneficiary, prosecutor, plaintiff, seller, victim, buyer, agent, destination, artifact, organization, recipient, person, place, origin, target, giver, adjudicator, attacker, vehicle, defendant, entity, instrument. 
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 ( attack: attacked,  United States: attacker) 