WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden has singled out Pakistan along with Russia, North Korea and others for making " counterproductive " moves that only heightened the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in a regional conflict. "Even one nuclear bomb can still cause hideous damage. "We know that terrorists have both the capacity and the goal of transforming nuclear materials into weapons to sow havoc. "That's why we've been so vigilant in keeping the international community united to raise the costs on North Korea for its flagrant violations of nuclear norms," he said. And as long as that is the choice North Korea's leaders continue to make, their country will remain economically isolated and an international pariah, he said.

Source: Times of India January 14, 2017 04:15 UTC