SEOUL—North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that his country is finalizing preparations for a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would mark an advance in its attempt to build a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the U.S.
Mr. Kim, delivering a new-year address from Pyongyang on state television, also said that North Korea would continue to increase its military capabilities, with an emphasis on pre-emptive nuclear strikes, according to a transcript of his remarks by the Korean Central News Agency.
Mr. Kim said that North Korea would pursue nuclear development until the U.S. halts its annual military exercises in South Korea, reiterating a longtime demand of the government in Pyongyang.
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SEOUL—North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that his country is finalizing preparations for a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would mark an advance in its attempt to build a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the U.S.
Mr. Kim, delivering a new-year address from Pyongyang on state television, also said that North Korea would continue to increase its military capabilities, with an emphasis on pre-emptive nuclear strikes, according to a transcript of his remarks by the Korean Central News Agency.
Mr. Kim said that North Korea would pursue nuclear development until the U.S. halts its annual military exercises in South Korea, reiterating a longtime demand of the government in Pyongyang.
Read the whole story from The Wall Street Journal.
Featured image courtesy of AFP.
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