North Korea Warns of Long Range Nuclear Missile Test Soon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday says his country will conduct tests of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles "in a short time," continuing a pattern of loud defiance of the international community. This latest threat is consistent with Pyongyang’s recent responses to tough new United Nations sanctions imposed upon it, and seems to be directed at skeptics who doubt the North’s nuclear capabilities. The state-run Korean Central News Agency...

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