A South Korean military official has said that North Korea has maintained readiness to conduct a new nuclear test at any time.
According to the official the US and South Korean military surveillance assets were closely monitoring the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site on the reclusive state’s east coast.
Foreign news agency quoted the South Korean military officials saying that, “North Korea is ready to carry out a nuclear test at any time, depending on the leadership’s decision. We are keeping a close eye on its nuclear activities.”
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned latest North Korean ballistic missile tests.
In a statement, Security Council said the launch and test increase tension in the region and beyond as well as the risk of a regional arms race.
The Security Council demanded a halt to further launches and tests and urged all countries to redouble their efforts to fully implement sanctions against North Korea.
North Korea had launched a missile on Wednesday but the test apparently failed.
