A South Korean defence ministry spokesman said there were no signs of the North preparing a missile launch or a nuclear test on Saturday. Photo: ReutersSeoul: North Korea’s state media marked the nation’s founding anniversary on Saturday with calls for a nuclear arms buildup, in defiance of mounting international sanctions. A South Korean defence ministry spokesman said there were no signs of the North preparing a missile launch or a nuclear test on Saturday. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted an unidentified government official as saying that the North could carry out a seventh nuclear test at its Punggye-ri test site at any moment. A US-presented draft resolution calls for an oil embargo on North Korea, an assets freeze on Kim, a ban on textiles and an end to payments of North Korean guest workers.

Source: Mint September 09, 2017 09:22 UTC