NKorea: ‘Most Powerful’ H-Bomb Test in Pacific on the Cards as Possible Rebuff to Trump

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Pyongyang may consider conducting its second hydrogen bomb test, which would be the "most powerful detonation" in the Pacific Ocean, North Korea's foreign minister told the media, commenting on Kim Jong-un's latest response to Donald Trump.

The latest round of war of words between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leadership risks escalating into yet another show of force by Pyongyang, as it allegedly weighs the option of testing an H-bomb, according to a suggestion made by Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday.

"It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific," Ri said, as quoted by South Korean agency Yonhap.

However, Ri further stated that he is not aware of what exactly Kim intends to do in response to Trump's saber-rattling, as the governmental decision is solely the leader's responsibility.

The suggestion came as the North Korean minister was asked to clarify the latest statement by the North Korean leader in which Kim vowed to get revenge against Trump for insulting him and his country "in front of eyes of the world" by threatening "to destroy" North Korea.

In a statement issued by North Korean state-run agency KCNA on Friday, Kim said he "will consider with seriousness exercising of a corresponding highest level of hardline countermeasure in history," while promising that the US will "pay dearly" for Trump's remarks at the UN General Assembly.

Kim then assured that "whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation."

Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea if forced to defend US or its allies, but the statement was criticized not only by Pyongyang, but also by a number of prominent progressive US organizations and some of Washington's partners, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team