10 April,2016 07:29 AM IST | | Agencies
North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would guarantee an eventual nuclear strike on the US mainland
Kim Jong-Un (C) inspects a rocket system earlier this year
SeouL: North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would "guarantee" an eventual nuclear strike on the US mainland.
Kim Jong-Un (C) inspects a rocket system earlier this year. Pic/AFP
It was the latest in a series of claims by Pyongyang of significant breakthroughs in both its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.
According to the North's official KCNA news agency, the ground engine test was ordered and personally monitored by leader Kim Jong-Un. "The great success... provided a firm guarantee for mounting another form of nuclear attack upon the US imperialists and other hostile forces," Kim said.
Now North Korea "can tip new type inter-continental ballistic rockets with more powerful nuclear warheads and keep any cesspool of evils in the earth including the US mainland within our striking range", he added.
