Southnorth korea relations
North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs
A US official said that Washington is worried by the new plutonium reprocessing effort.
Leader Kim Jong Un says his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed on.
Yonhap news agency said a mobile launcher was spotted carrying up to two Musudan missiles.
South Korean government analysis has put North Korea’s nuclear spending at $1.1 billion to $3.2 billion.
South Korea launched a scathing broadcast on Kim Jong Un’s leadership.
North Korea has been under UN Security Council sanctions since it first tested an atomic device in 2006.
North & South Korea's demilitarised zone
Pyongyang said it would put two US tourists on trial for committing crimes against the state.
The US said it was watching the Korean peninsula after reports that North Korea may be planning nuclear tests.
The new missiles are intended to counter the threat from North Korea’s missile and nuclear arsenal.
North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch is viewed as a violation of UN resolutions.
The two-page North Korean statement, in English, said the report was an instrument of a political plot.
In 2013, North Korea said it would retaliate against any hostile moves by striking at the United States.
President Park Geun-hye says North-South relations may become more unstable.