North Korea deployed its most trusted newsreader on Friday to herald the success of its fifth nuclear test on state television. The special broadcast was aired at around 1:00 pm Pyongyang time (0430 GMT) without prior notice, coming a few hours after South Korea said its neighbour had conducted another nuclear test. “The standardisation of the nuclear warhead will enable the DPRK to produce at will... a variety of smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear warheads of higher strike power,” she intoned. The star announcer — believed to be in her early 70s — has appeared whenever North Korea wants to boast of its latest achievements or needs to make an important announcement. The broadcast was North Korea’s first official confirmation of its fifth nuclear test.

Source: Hindustan Times September 09, 2016 08:15 UTC