North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has claimed his scientists have developed miniature nuclear warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles.
State media published images showing the supreme leader visiting a nuclear facility and standing next to what the regime claims is a weapon.
The claim cannot be verified from images alone but experts have long cast doubt on such assertions.
It was made as Iran today reportedly test-fired two ballistic missiles marked with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out” as the US Vice-President Joe Biden visited Israel.
Such phrases have been emblazoned on missiles fired before by Iran but the latest test came after the country recently signed a nuclear deal with world powers, including America.
Since the deal, hard-liners in Iran’s military have fired rockets and missiles, amid US objections, and shown underground missile bases on state TV.
Iran’s launch of two new ballistic missiles, reported by state media, continues a military exercise that has drawn the threat of a US diplomatic response.
The Revolutionary Guards fired the missiles from the north against targets in the south-east, it was claimed.
Iran has also said it launched several ballistic missiles on Tuesday. In January, the US imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s missile programme in response to tests that violated a UN resolution.
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