"There is a possibility that North Korea is already capable of shooting missiles with sarin as warheads," Abe told a parliamentary panel on national security and diplomacy. And with U.S.-South Korean wargames ongoing, North Korean has intensified rhetoric warning it would retaliate strongly against any aggression. The 38 North website, which monitors North Korea, said that satellite imagery of the country's Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site suggests it is "primed and ready" for an explosion. North Korea has amassed "substantial amount" of chemical weapons produced at several facilities, he added, without citing sources. A man carries flags after an opening ceremony for the newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea on Thursday.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 09:23 UTC