N. Korea could conduct 2 or 3 consecutive nuclear tests: Seoul official
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| A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program at the Seoul Station in Seoul, Oct. 13. AP-Yonhap |
North Korea could carry out two or three nuclear tests in a row as part of efforts to develop tactical nuclear weapons, a senior defense official said Friday.
Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul made the remarks amid growing concerns that Pyongyang could soon carry out what would be its seventh nuclear test
"If the (North) seeks to test tactical nuclear devices to mount on its various missiles that are recently being developed, it has to be prepared at a (certain) technological level," Shin said in an interview with Yonhap News TV. "It might be carried out two or three times in a row, not just once."
