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March 09, 2016

Kim Jong-Un says N. Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads
Seoul (AFP) March 8, 2016
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says his scientists have successfully miniaturised thermo-nuclear warheads to place on a ballistic missile and create a "true" deterrent, state media said Wednesday. While Pyongyang has talked of success in mastering miniaturisation before, this is the first time Kim has so explicitly claimed a breakthrough that experts see as a game-changing step for the North's nuclear capabilities. Kim also stressed that the warheads were "thermo-nuclear" devices, echoing the N ... read more

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