Saturday, April 2, 2016

North Korean Ambassador: Will Continue To Pursue Its Nuclear And Missile Programs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated file photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 11, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/Files

Reuters: Exclusive: North Korea to pursue nuclear and missile programs - envoy

North Korea will pursue its nuclear and ballistic missile program in defiance of the United States and its allies, a top Pyongyang envoy said on Friday, adding that a state of "semi-war" now existed on the divided Korean peninsula.

So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, denounced the huge joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises taking place which he said were aimed at "decapitation of the supreme leadership of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)" and conquering Pyongyang.

North Korea conducted a fourth nuclear test in January and launched a long-range rocket in February. The South Korean military said on Friday that North Korea had fired a missile into the sea off its east coast.

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Update: N. Korea fires missile, vows to boost "nuclear deterrence" -- CBS/AP

WNU Editor: If this story is true .... North Korea could miniaturize nuclear warheads faster, analyst says (UPI), North Korea's nuclear program is advancing even more faster than what observers have been giving it credit for.

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