DPRK may conduct nuclear, missile tests

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-30-2009 10:21

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea says it may conduct further nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests in self-defense.

The Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying it will hit back in self-defense if the UN Security Council does not apologize for "infringing" on the country's sovereignty.

North Korean soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom.  North Korea has threatened to conduct a second nuclear  test and to test-launch ballistic missiles unless the  United Nations Security Council apologises for  condemning its recent rocket launch. (AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

It says the country also plans to build a light water reactor as its first step for a nuclear power plant.

Earlier this month, the UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement condemning the April 5 rocket launch by the DPRK and ordering further sanctions.

Pyongyang immediately announced it was quitting the six-party talks on nuclear disarmament and would restart nuclear facilities in protest of the UN statement.

Editor:Zhang Yun