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North Korea will 'test missiles weekly', senior official says North Korea will 'test missiles weekly', senior official says
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North Korea will continue to test missiles on a "weekly" basis despite international condemnation, a senior official has told the BBC. North Korea will continue to test missiles on a "weekly" basis despite warnings from the US, a senior official has said.
“We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol said. “We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol said, adding that an “all out war” would happen if America was “reckless enough to use military means”.
He added that an “all out war” would happen if the US was “reckless enough to use military means”. The revelations come after US vice president Mike Pence warned "the era of strategic patience is over".
On an unannounced visit to the border between South Korea and its northern neighbour on Monday, Mr Pence made comments suggesting the US would go to extreme measures to force Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons programme.
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