North Korea Signals Weapons War-Ready, Says Not Interested in Talks

Seoul - North Korea says it simulated strikes on strategic South Korean assets as part of weeks of unprecedented missile testing, as well as the launching of what the North called a new type of ground-to-ground intermediate-range ballistic missile that overflew Japan.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the party's main broadsheet Rodong Sinmun on Monday issued parallel reports, announcing that le