Seoul: Leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered North Korea&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal to be readied for pre-emptive use at any time, following the UN Security Council&rsquo;s adoption of tough new sanctions on Pyongyang.
<img title="Kim Jong-Un. Pic/KCNA" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/mar/05-Kim-Jong-Un.jpg" alt="Kim Jong-Un. Pic/KCNA" /> Kim Jong-Un. Pic/KCNA
The North&rsquo;s nuclear warheads must be deployed &ldquo;on standby so as to be fired at any moment,&rdquo; Kim was quoted as saying by the North&rsquo;s official KCNA news agency yesterday. According to KCNA, Kim made his comments while monitoring the test firing of a high-calibre multiple rocket launcher on Thursday, just hours after the UNSC unanimously adopted the US-drafted resolution penalising the North.
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Leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered North Korea&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal to be readied for pre-emptive use at any time, following the UN Security Council&rsquo;s adoption of tough new sanctions on Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un orders to keep nukes on stand-by

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Leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered North Korea&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal to be readied for pre-emptive use at any time, following the UN Security Council&rsquo;s adoption of tough new sanctions on Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un orders to keep nukes on stand-by

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