North Korea conducts nuclear test amid stalled nuclear talks with US

rth Korea recently conducted a very significant test at its Sohae satellite launch facility amid ongoing nuclear negotiations between rth and United States. A representative of rth Korea's National Acemy of Science said that test was conducted on December 7. representative furr ded that test will play a significant role in changing "strategic status" of rth Korea.

Sluggish progress between rth Korea and US

According to reports, Kim Jong Un h agreed to shut down Sohae launch site during a summit with South Korea's Moon Jae-in to strengn trust factor between both countries. rth Korean President has alrey held three failed talks with American President Doland Trump since 2018 but very little breakthrough has been me in an attempt towards process of denuclearisation.

test at Sohae facility comes as Pyongyang is putting more pressure on US to table a fresh offer to restart stalled talks on denuclearisation between both countries. Pyongyang also said that it will use measures of any level if America decides to use military force against m.

Donald Trump boasted about his country's military power at a recent NATO summit and ded that he hoped to t use any kind of force but said that he will undertake necessary measures whenever required.

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rth Korea refuses fresh talks with US

In events that preceded this, rth Korea stated that it h declined an offer by United States of America for a fresh round of dialogues in month of December, ding that y h intention of being a part of talks that aimed at pacifying m ahe of 2019 deline that y h set for US to be less rigid in terms of negotiations.

In a statement released, a rth Korean representative, Kim Myong Gil, stated that his American counterpart, Stephen Biegun, who h jointly led failed denuclearisation talks between both countries in Stockholm, h offered to hold fresh talks through a third country.

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Gil ded that Biegun's plan was to appease m in order to ease out and pass ye end deline set for US and said that rth will t be in favour of having such talks or negotiations. Pyongyang has been wanting to lift US imposed sanctions but America said that rth must first denuclearise its nuclear program.

According to reports, a representative of US state department stated that Trump was committed to moving forward in relation to agreements he tabled and reached with Kim Jong Un at first summit that was conducted in Singapore in June 2018, based on building peace and complete denuclearisation.

However, after failed summit conducted in Hai in month of April, Kim Jong Un set a year-end deline for US so that y show more flexibility in ongoing negotiations that in turn was a matter of concern because it was thought that rth could go back to testing nuclear bomb and long-range missiles that were suspended since 2017.

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(With inputs from ncies)