North Korea 'accelerates' nuclear plan and is 'not afraid' of more US sanctions

North Korean diplomat said ‘hostile activities’ of US and South Korea have pushed development of ‘pre-emptive first strike capability’ forwardNorth Korea has nothing to fear from any US move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue “acceleration” of its nuclear and missile programmes, according to a senior diplomat. This includes developing a “pre-emptive first strike capability” and an inter-con