Kim Jong Un says North Korea is close to nuclear weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is close to endowing nuclear weapons despite UN sanctions and its goal is to achieve a "real balance of forces" with the United States, AFP reported.

Cited on Saturday by the KCNA state agency, Kim said that the launch of the Hwasong-12 medium-range missile, which had flown over Japan before falling to the Pacific Ocean, was a success and "increased nuclear war power". North Korea.