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North Korea 'close to testing long-range missiles'

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country is close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

 

The intercontinental ballistic missiles were in their "last stage" of development, Mr Kim claimed during his New Year's message.

 

Pyongyang has conducted two nuclear tests in the past year, including its biggest one to date. This raised fears that North Korea has made significant nuclear advances.

 

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38482142

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2017-01-02

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Tensions rise between North and South Korea over ICBM testing

 

 

South Korea has described claims by its North Korean neighbour that it’s close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads as being “provocative”.

 

The announcement made by Kim Jong-un during his New Year address has alarmed Seoul.

 

According to the North’s leader the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are in their last stage of development.

 

South Korean government spokesman Jeong Joon-hee, from the Unification Ministry implied it amounted to warmongering:

 

“We perceive that the overall New Year’s address made by Kim Jong-un yesterday did not offer any new visions. As for nuclear weapon-related he showed again his determination to continue nuclear provocations by mentioning a strong nuclear state, the completion phase of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.”

 

Pyongyang, which continues to be under UN sanctions over banned ballistic missile tests, has conducted two small nuclear tests in the past year raising fears that it may have made significant nuclear advances. But it has never successfully test-fired such a missile.

 

A successful ICBM test launch would mark a significant step forward for secretive Pyongyang’s weapons capability. ICBMs have a minimum range of about 5,500 km, but some are designed to travel 10,000 km or further. California is roughly 9,000 km from North Korea.

 

US State Department spokeswoman Anna Richey-Allen on Sunday called on North Korea “to refrain from provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric that threaten international peace and stability, and to make the strategic choice to fulfill its international obligations and commitments and return to serious talks.”

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2017-01-02

 

[rabas]

Bringing to six the number potential nuclear conflict triggers:

 

North Korean peninsula - North Korea vs. US, South Korea Russian Military presence in the Middle East.  Russia vs US, Western Allies South China Sea territorial conflict - China vs. US, Western Allies Iran vs Israel, Saudi Arabia, US Ukraine Conflict -  Russia versus US/NATO/Western Allies Pakistan vs. India

 

Amazing what a Nobel Peace Prize winner can do to world stability.

[geriatrickid]

8 hours ago, rabas said:

Bringing to six the number potential nuclear conflict triggers:

 

North Korean peninsula - North Korea vs. US, South Korea  Russian Military presence in the Middle East.  Russia vs US, Western Allies South China Sea territorial conflict - China vs. US, Western Allies Iran vs Israel, Saudi Arabia, US
Ukraine Conflict -  Russia versus US/NATO Western Allies Pakistan vs. India

 

Amazing what a Nobel Peace Prize winner can do to world stability.

 

Cute. And which Nobel Peace Prize winner did you expect to solve the  problems with North Korea? Arafat  repeatedly praised the North Korean regime and Nelson Mandela never criticized it.Kofi Annan and the UN certainly didn't do anything to  curtail North Korea. I can go on and on, but I doubt it would change your hatred for a tall  Afro American man.

[IAMHERE]

The Donald will make a deal with China, we get to invade the North Korea and China gets to invade Taiwan.

 

 

[soalbundy]

Let him have his toys, if everybody ignored him maybe he would stop,all this attention is just raising his status.

[Retiredandhappyhere]

This man is a despot and a dangerous despot at that ! Surely, he has to be stopped before he acquires a full nuclear capability?

[bandito]

14 hours ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

This man is a despot and a dangerous despot at that ! Surely, he has to be stopped before he acquires a full nuclear capability?

 

Someone should take this crazy out.

Put a contract on him of a few million $.

[oldcarguy]

I wonder who would take over if he was killed off ?

 

Is he really the "Brains" behind all of this or just the Stooge that is out front ?

 

I  have to believe that the Chinese know who the real powers are , and they are more scared of those guys ,

 

And "if" North Korea falls , who is going to pay to keep all of them in the North and not headed to South Korea , China, Russia for a better life , ask Germany about reuniting !

[Shot]

Can someone please just punch that fat kid in the neck?