South Korea says North Korea's nuclear capability at "considerable level": Yonhap
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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se said on Saturday (Sept 10) that North Korea's nuclear capability had grown to a "considerable level" and tougher sanctions and greater pressure were needed, Yonhap news agency reported.
Yun made the comments at a meeting to discuss the response to the North's fifth, and biggest, nuclear test, conducted on Saturday.
The North said it had mastered the ability to mount a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile.
