North Korea poses a "direct and serious threat" with its deadly nuclear-capable missiles and a resumption of tests would "instantly" send the peninsula back into crisis, terrified neighbours South Korea has warned.
The hermit nation boasted earlier this week that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to have nuclear weapons and advanced missiles and the only one standing up to the United States by "shaking the world".
It was a record month of missile testing in January and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has suggested he could order new nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches for the first time since 2017.
