North Korea Plans Nuclear Tests With U.S. as Target

North Korea Plans Nuclear Tests With U.S. as Target

North Korea announced Thursday that it is planning separate tests of a nuclear device and long-range missile systems in defiance of American-backed United Nations sanctions approved following a recent satellite launch.

The country's military leaders said the nuclear and missile tests will help to serve an "upcoming all-out action" against the United States, reports CNN.

North Korea initially denied December's launch was part of an offensive military program. However, it reversed that attempted guise in a statement released Thursday.

"We are not disguising the fact that the various satellites and long-range rockets that we will fire and the high-level nuclear test we will carry out a…
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