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N. Korea’s Kim defends nuclear arsenal as test fears grow

by Simon MARTIN PYONGYANG , North Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s first ruling party congress since 1980 moved into a second day Saturday, after leader Kim Jong-Un opened with a defiant defense of his nuclear weapons program and amid fresh signs Pyongyang is readying a fifth nuclear test. The once-in-a-generation gathering of the country’s top decision-making body is being scrutinized for signs of any substantive policy change or major reshuffle in the isolated state’s ruling […]