N. Korea ready to face “U.S. hostility with nuclear weapons any time”September 15, 2015 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - North Korea says its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon complex, is now in “full operation,” BBC News reports citing state-run news agency KCNA. The country was improving its nuclear weapons “in quality and quantity. Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but Pyongyang vowed to restart it in 2013, following its third nuclear test and amid high regional tensions. The reactor has been the source of plutonium for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program have been stalled since early 2009. The North was ready to face U.S. hostility with “nuclear weapons any time”, KCNA said on Tuesday, September 15. However, the full scope of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities is unclear. Pyongyang claims it has made a device small enough to fit a nuclear warhead on to a missile, which it could launch at its enemies. However, US officials have cast doubt on this claim and experts say it is difficult to assess the progress North Korea has made on miniaturization. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |