S’Korea targets bigger warheads, as US mulls fresh sanctions for N’Korea

Two days after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test, South Korea is targeting bigger arsenal after an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads.

South Korea believes an increase would help it respond to North Korea’s continued nuclear and missile threat despite international outrage over its continued missile activities and calls for more sanctions on Pyongyang.

South Korea’s Asia Business Daily, citing an unidentified source, reported on Tuesday that North Korea had been spotted moving a rocket that appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its west coast.

Read also: World leaders condemn North Korea’s 6th missile test

Meanwhile, the US is mulling fresh sanctions against North Korea after its ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley called on the body’s Security Council to impose tougher measures against Pyongyang.

Speaking at an emergency session in New York, Haley said Washington will circulate a new sanctions resolution this week, with a view of voting on it next Monday.

“War is never something the United States wants,” Haley said. “We don’t want it now. But our country’s patience is not unlimited. We will defend our allies and our territory,” she added.

 

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