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North Korea has threatened to carry out nuclear missile tests unless the UN apologises for its condemnation of a recent rocket launch by Pyongyang. North Korea has threatened to carry out nuclear missile tests unless the UN Security Council apologises for its condemnation of a recent rocket launch.
The foreign ministry said it would otherwise "take self-defence measures, including nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests". Pyongyang said it would be compelled to take self-defence measures "including nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests" if no apology was made.
The Security Council denounced the 5 April rocket launch and called for a tightening of sanctions. When North Korea launched its rocket on 5 April, the launch was seen by the US and others as a disguised missile test.
North Korea conducted its first and only nuclear test in 2006. The UN denounced North Korea's actions and called for tighter sanctions.
The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on three North Korean companies in response to the missile launch, which critics said was a cover for a long-range missile test.
Pyongyang has insisted it put a communications satellite in orbit, and said it would ignore the sanctions, describing them as "a wanton violation of the UN charter".Pyongyang has insisted it put a communications satellite in orbit, and said it would ignore the sanctions, describing them as "a wanton violation of the UN charter".
Nuclear plant North Korea conducted its first and only nuclear test in 2006.
The foreign ministry said the UN should apologise for "infringing" the country's sovereignty and retract "all its resolutions and decisions" against it. Backward step
North Korea's foreign ministry said the UN should apologise for "infringing" the country's sovereignty and retract "all its resolutions and decisions" against Pyongyang.
It also announced plans to build a light-water nuclear reactor, according to the statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.It also announced plans to build a light-water nuclear reactor, according to the statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
The North pulled out of international negotiations on its denuclearisation and ejected all monitors from the country, following the tightening of sanctions earlier this month. Following the UN criticism, the North pulled out of international negotiations on its denuclearisation and ejected all monitors from the country.
Pyongyang has since announced that it has started re-processing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant. Pyongyang has since announced that it has started reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant.
The reprocessing is a possible move towards producing weapons-grade plutonium.The reprocessing is a possible move towards producing weapons-grade plutonium.
North Korea had partially dismantled its nuclear reactor under a deal meted out at six-party talks that include both Koreas, China, Japan and Russia and the US. North Korea had partially dismantled its nuclear reactor under a deal agreed at international talks in early 2007, in which it was also promised fuel aid.