North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country’s military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at ‘any time’ according the the communist state’s news agency. <br /><br /> Kim is reported to have supervised an exercise involving newly developed multiple rocket launchers.<br /><br /> The KCNA news agency on its website reported that Kim has told his military leaders to update their posture to a readiness to launch pre-emptive strikes, claiming that “enemies are threatening the state’s survival.”<br /><br /> According to the South Korean government the North fired six short-range weapons into the sea on Thursday from Wonsan on the eastern coast. A spokesman said they were unsure if they were rockets or guided missiles<br /><br /> This latest development comes after the United Nations imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea over a recent nuclear test and missile launch.<br /><br /> The US Defense Department responded to Kim’s nuclear readiness order by saying that Pyongyang should refrain from provocative actions that aggravate
