This Article is From May 06, 2016

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Hails 'Historic' Nuclear Test At Party Congress

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Hails 'Historic' Nuclear Test At Party Congress

Kim Jong-Un praised the country's scientists for "creating milestone miracles with the magnificent and exhilarating sound of the first H-bomb of our republic". (File Photo)

North Korea: Kim Jong-Un opened North Korea's first ruling party congress for nearly 40 years today, with a defiant defence of the "magnificent" strides made in the country's nuclear weapons programme.

Hailing the historic test of what North Korea claims was a hydrogen bomb in January, the isolated state's young leader said it had shown the world it would not be cowed by sanctions or outside pressure.

Dressed in a western style suit and tie, Kim's speech was delivered to thousands of party delegates who had gathered in Pyongyang for the once-in-a-generation conclave.

In particular, he praised the country's scientists for "creating milestone miracles with the magnificent and exhilarating sound of the first H-bomb of our republic".

The test, which was followed a month later by a successful long-range rocket launch, "clearly demonstrated to the whole world our undefeatable spirit and endless power ... in defiance of malicious pressure and sanctions by enemy forces", he said.

Most experts have questioned the North's H-bomb claim, saying the detected yield from the January test was far too low for a full-fledged thermonuclear device.
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