Voice of AmericaPyongyang: US Would Pay 'Terrifying Price' for Destabilizing Korean PeninsulaVoice of AmericaJuly 26, 2016 11:35 AM. North Korea said Tuesday the United States would pay a "terrifying price" if it contributes to tensions on the Korean Peninsula, hours after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attacked Pyongyang for its nuclear development program.N.