N. Korea threatens to conduct ‘counter-measure’ nuke test

North Korea’s official media has said that Pyongyang may carry out its fourth nuclear test as a “counter-measure” against the politics of the US and its ally, South Korea. Seoul has estimated that preparations for a test are “near completion.”

Pyongyang’s official mouthpiece, Rodong Sinmun newspaper, on Saturday said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “justified in using all available means at its disposal to counter aggressive challenges by the United States and South Korea aimed at stifling its sovereignty.”

DPRK confirms its “resolute stand that it would take counter-measures including nuclear test to protect the sovereignty and dignity,” the country’s KCNA news agency added in the commentary to the official message.

[link to rt.com]