North Korea to conduct nuclear test 'targeted at the United States'

North Korea has announced plans for its third nuclear weapon test. In comments carried by the state-run KCNA and reported by Reuters, the country's National Defence Commission said "We are not disguising the fact that the various satellites and long-range rockets that we will fire and the high-level nuclear test we will carry out are targeted at the United States." No time frame was given for the test. On Tuesday, the United Nations agreed to expand sanctions against North Korea for its unauthor...