N Korea vows to fulfil nuclear programme after latest missile

The rogue state conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3

North Korea said it will complete its nuclear program in the face of heightened United Nations sanctions after the isolated nation on Friday fired a second intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan.

Leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear programme is nearly complete despite a series of sanctions by the UN Security Council and his final goal is to build “the equilibrium of real force” with the US and prevent military action against Pyongyang, the Korean Central News Agency said Saturday. Kim personally guided the launch of the latest Hwasong-12 missile, it said.

The test was aimed at “calming down the