U.S. says "seriously concerned" about North Korea's nuclear work


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Mar 2015

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during his New Year address in this undated photo, released by Kyodo January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo

(Reuters) - The United States remain seriously concerned about North Korea's nuclear work which it said breached international agreements, it said on Wednesday, a day after the isolated Asian country said it had the power to deter a U.S. "nuclear threat."

The Unites States said North Korea's graphite moderated reactor could enable it to produce additional plutonium for weapons in the near future, among other nuclear activities.

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