Wednesday, May 20, 2015

North Korea announces it has succeeded in miniaturizing weapons … – Le Monde

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, May 17, 2015 (photo provided by the official news agency of North Korea).

North Korea announced that it had succeeded in miniaturizing nuclear weapons, a process that would allow him to equip missiles. The Committee on North Korean National Defense said in a statement released Wednesday, May 20 by the official news agency of the country, KCNA, that this advance was entering a process “diversifiation capacity in terms of nuclear strikes “

The National Defense Committee, the highest military authority in the country, led by Chairman Kim Jong-un, adds that further progress has been made. ” We have reached the point where the highest accuracy is guaranteed, not only for missiles short and medium range but also for long-range missiles “

The commision address Also in its press critics in the United States, which on Tuesday condemned the recent test firing of a ballistic missile from a submarine by Pyongyang.

North Korea ” continues to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, continues to break its promises and uttering threats, she continues to show a blatant disregard for international law “, has hammered the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in Seoul at a press conference with his South Korean counterpart. On this occasion, Mr. Kerry stressed the need “to increase international pressure on North Korea to change its behavior” , citing the possibility of new “sanctions or other means “.

Before him, the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, invited Pyongyang to ” take the necessary measures to avoid escalation “. “If activities (North Korea) continues, we may see a new arms race and increased tensions throughout the region,” , warned Mr Ban.

On Wednesday, North Korea canceled, without explanation, the visit was to carry out the Secretary General of the UN in the country. – The first to have taken place for over twenty years

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