Nuclear stand-off intensifies as North Korea warns it is ready to launch fresh attack over ‘US military provocations’

North Korea is ready to launch a fresh attack on the South against ‘US provocations,’ Pyongyang has warned.

 

The North’s Foreign Minister’s announcement comes after American bombers this week flew over South Korea in a show of solidarity with its ally following the North’s latest nuclear test.

 

North Korea set off its most powerful nuclear blast to date this month, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile and ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain.

 

Two U.S. B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the North.

 

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