U.S. says North Korea nuclear and missile work 'of great concern'


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Mar 2015

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) visits Unit 447 of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Air and Anti-Air Force honoured with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment and plant trees with fighter pilots of the unit in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 3, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA

WASHINGTON/VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that North Korea's nuclear program and the increased range and precision of its missiles were of great concern, a day after the isolated Asian country said it had the power to deter a U.S. nuclear threat with a pre-emptive strike if necessary.

The U.S. mission to International Organizations in Vienna, home to the U.N's International Atomic Energy Organisation, said the restart of North Korea's graphite-moderated nuclear reactor could enable it to produce additional plutonium for weapons in the near future.

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