01-01-2020 19:20 via news.yahoo.com

North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens 'new' weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" soon.Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media on Wednesday, amounted to Kim putting a missile "to Donald Trump's head" -- but warned that escalation by Pyongyang would probably backfire.Washington was swift to respond, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging Kim to "take a different course" and stre
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