Photo: APSeoul: North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea’s defence ministry said on Monday, three days after the reclusive North’s fifth test drew widespread condemnation. “Assessment by South Korean and U.S. intelligence is that the North is always ready for an additional nuclear test in the Punggye-ri area,” the site of the North’s five nuclear explosions, South Korean defence ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a news briefing. “North Korea has a tunnel where it can conduct an additional nuclear test,” Moon said. China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said sanctions alone could not solve the North Korean nuclear issue. South Korea’s defence ministry said there was no change in its policy barring nuclear weapons.

Source: Mint September 12, 2016 10:18 UTC