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SEOUL: **rth Korea said on Wednesday its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold it accountable for pursuing nuclear *******.A spokeswoman for the US Defence Department said it had concluded that **rth Korea on Tuesday test-launched an ICBM, which some experts believe has the range to reach Alaska and the Pacific **rthwest of the United States. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the test, on the eve of the US Independence Day holiday, represented "a new escalation of the threat" to the United States and its allies, and vowed to take stronger measures. The UN Security Council, currently chaired by China, will hold an emergency meeting on **rth Korea at 3 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, requested by the United States, Japan and South Korea. **rth Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test completed his country’s strategic ******* capability that includes atomic and hydrogen bombs and ICBMs, the state KCNA news agency said. Pyongyang will **t negotiate with the United States to give up those ******* until Washington abandons its hostile policy against the **rth, KCNA quoted Kim as saying. "He, with a broad smile on his face, told officials, scientists and technicians that the US would be displeased as it was given a ‘package of gifts’ on its ‘Independence Day’," KCNA said. Kim ordered them to "frequently send big and small ‘gift packages’ to the Yankees," it added. أكثر... |
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