 Updated: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:23:13 GMT | By The Associated
Press, cbc.ca  North Korea threatens U.S., plans nuclear test
North Korea threatens U.S., plans nuclear test  North Korea's
top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct
its third nuclear test in defiance of UN punishment, and made
clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only
satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United
States.  The National Defence Commission, headed by the
country's young leader, Kim Jong-un, rejected Tuesday's UN
Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range
rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and
expanding sanctions against the regime.  The commission
reaffirmed in its declaration that the launch was a peaceful bid
to send a satellite into space, but also said the country's
rocket launches have a military purpose: to strike and attack
the United States.   - North Korea's nuclear and missile
programs  The commission pledged to keep launching s