SEOUL, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) can conduct another nuclear test at any time when the leadership makes a decision, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong June-Hee told a regular press briefing that the fifth nuclear test can be carried out "right now," noting that the government was preparing for all possibilities.
The DPRK staged its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6 and pushed ahead with the launch of a long-range rocket, which was condemned as a disguised test of missile technology, on Feb. 7.
Pyongyang warned of a pre-emptive, offensive nuclear strike in response to the joint U.S.-South Korea annual war games, while top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un had ordered tests of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles that can deliver the warheads.
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