Kuwait- N.Korean leader defends his country's H.Bomb test


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) SEOUL Jan 10 (KUNA) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un defended on Sunday his country's first hydrogen bomb test conducted last Wednesday describing it as and act of self-defence."The test is the legitimate right of a sovereign state and a fair action that nobody can criticise" the North Korean leader was quoted as saying by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim New Year's address came during a visit to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces to congratulate personnel on the "successful" detonation" describing it as "a self-defensive step for reliably defending the peace on the Korean Peninsula and the region .. from the danger of possible nuclear war that may be caused by the US-led imperialists." Pyongyang after the test has come under international community criticism.The test was the fourth of its kind following others conducted in 2006 2009 and 2013. (end) anj.ha


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