'Fearless' Kim Jong-un planning SIXTH nuke test over fears US will obliterate North Korea

NORTH Korea's ambassador to the UK has said the hermit nation will go ahead with its sixth nuclear test and Kim Jong-un is not afraid of the United States.

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North Korea’s UK ambassador admits plans for sixth nuclear test

Ambassador Choe Il said he did not know when North Korea's sixth nuclear test will be, but there will be one at the time and place of Kim Jong-un's choosing.

Relations between the international community and North Korea have taken a serious dip over the past few months, with the North defying UN warnings and claiming sanctions have no legal grounds.

In his first interview as North Korea's ambassador to the UK, Mr Choe told Sky News: "In regards to the sixth nuclear test, I do not know the scheduled time for it, as I am here in the UK, not in my home country.

"However, I can say that the nuclear test will be conducted at the place and time as decided by our supreme leader, Kim Jong-un."

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Choe Il said he was not concerned about threats from the US


Choe Il, North Korean ambassador

The ambassador claimed North Korea is not concerned about military threats from the United States because his nation is "fully ready to respond".

Donald Trump last month sent the USS Carl Vinson carrier-led strike group to the Korea peninsula where the South Korean and Japanese navy have been carrying out exercises.

Mr Trump has warned against North Korea carrying out a sixth nuclear test and the United States is believed to be getting ready to impose new sanctions if it does happen.

Mr Choe added: "If we were afraid of it, we probably would not have started conducting nuclear tests or launching ballistic missiles.

"We are developing our nuclear strength to respond to that kind of attack by the US.

"If the US attack us, our military and people are fully ready to respond to any kind of attack.

"The US cannot attack us first. 

"If the US moves an inch, then we are ready to turn to ashes any available strategic assets of the US."


US soldiers have been holding drills on the South Korea border

Mr Choe said further sanctions on North Korea would make no difference to its nuclear ambitions because the country has been living under sanctions for the last 60 years.

He also refused to accept the Kim dynasty's obsession with nuclear weapons is making his people's lives more difficult.

"I do not think our nuclear development has made our people's lives difficult. Our nuclear power is a result of the US hostile policy against us.

"Our nuclear power is our sovereign right. It is the only way to protect the peace of the Korean Peninsula and its neighbouring area."

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The USS Vinson-led carrier strike group is carrying out exercises in the Korea peninsula

The ambassador hit out at sanctions imposed by the UN, saying North Korea does not "accept" them and insisted the only way to protect his country is to "suppress" their enemies.

"The UN Security Council has been sanctioning against us whenever we launch missiles or satellites and carry out nuclear tests.

"As the sanctions do not have any legal grounds, we do not care about them, nor accept them.

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North Korea celebrated its founders 150th birthday with military celebrations

"The only way to protect our country is that we strengthen our power enough to suppress any enemy countries.

"This is the only way to protect our peace and security. This is a lesson we felt in our bones."

He blamed the US for North Korea's reaction, saying they had only learned from US interventions across the world, including Afghanistan and Libya.

"As you have read on newspapers, the US has been attacking only the weak countries, including Afghanistan and Libya.

"They cannot actually attack the strong countries, although they talk about it.

"We have to have nuclear power. We have shown our strong military power and nuclear power this April. Because of our strong military power, the US could not attack us first."