North Korea, the perennial wild child of the region, is once again playing fast and loose with its neighbours by threatening to test another nuclear weapon – its third in seven years.
North Korea, the perennial wild child of the region, is once again playing fast and loose with its neighbours by threatening to test another nuclear weapon – its third in seven years.
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The threat attracted a plea from UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon that the money could be better used on alleviating famine within the country, but North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un was unimpressed, vowing that his country had the right to add to its defences.
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