North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered further nuclear tests, using the miniaturised warheads he claims his scientists have developed, state media reported Friday.
While overseeing a ballistic missile launch on Thursday, Kim stressed the importance of conducting "more nuclear explosion tests to estimate the destructive power of the newly produced nuclear warheads", the North's official KCNA news agency said.
State media on Wednesday had published photos of Kim visiting nuclear technicians and standing next to what was claimed to be a miniaturised nuclear warhead.
During the visit, he stated that his scientists had mastered the process of shrinking warheads to a size capable of fitting on a ballistic missile -- a step that would present a heightened threat to South Korea, other countries in the region and, eventually, the US mainland.
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