N Korea conducts 'crucial test' - state media - INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR JOURNALISM AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

N Korea conducts 'crucial test' - state media

2019-12-14 13:54:19

North Korea has conducted a "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports. A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, but did not give specific details. This is the second test to take place at the Sohae site in less than a week. Talks between the US and North Korea about its nuclear programme remain stalled. US President Donald Trump has refused to lift biting sanctions until North Korea fully abandons its nuclear programme. But leader Kim Jong-un has instead been asking for new concessions from the US by the end of the year. Pyongyang has said it will adopt a "new way" if that does not happen - saying the US can expect an ominous "Christmas gift" if it does not comply.