Pyongyang Threat

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country's nuclear capability at the maximum speed. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous night. KCNA cites Kim as saying North Korea will continue to take steps to further bolster and develop its nuclear forces at the maximum speed. Kim's speech came as North Korea remains locked in a long-running diplomatic standoff with the United States over the North's nuclear programme. In recent months, Kim carried out a spate of missile tests in what experts say was an attempt to pressure the U.S. to win sanctions relief and other concessions. North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army's founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South Korea's military said the

The B-1B Lancers conducted an air-to-surface firing drill near the border with North Korea