North Korea has admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons. A broadcast on state radio said North Korea had developed "powerful military counter-measures, including nuclear weapons."
North Korea has admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons. A broadcast on state radio said North Korea had developed "powerful military counter-measures, including nuclear weapons."
This is the first time the country has admitted having developed nuclear weapons.
Tension has mounted since last month when US officials said North Korea had admitted pursuing a nuclear arms development programme in violation of a landmark 1994 agreement with Washington.
Under the 1994 Agreed Framework, the North promised to freeze its nuclear weapons programme in return for fuel oil, paid for by Washington, and two light water reactors that cannot easily be converted to produce weapons material.
The US cancelled oil shipments to North Korea last week after it said it wanted to punish North Korea for breaching a 1994 anti-nuclear pact.