North Korea is now a legitimate nuclear threat , the country’s top official for U.S. affairs told the Associated Press Friday.<br />Han Song Ryol, director-general of the department of U.S. affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, said that Washington can expect more nuclear tests and missile launches.<br />“It’s the United States that caused this issue,” he said, “They have to stop their military threats, sanctions and economic pressure.<br />Without doing so, it's like they are telling us to reconcile while they are putting a gun to our forehead.”<br />On Wednesday, North Korea test-launched two medium-range ballistic missiles.
