SEOUL — North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the North’s fifth test drew widespread condemnation.Pyongyang set off its most powerful nuclear blast to date on Friday, saying it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, and ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain."Assessment by South Korean and US intelligence is that the North is always ready for an additional nuclear test in the Punggye-ri area," said South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun.READ THIS: North Korea’s latest nuclear test has neighbours more worried than everPunggye-ri, near the northeastern coast, is the site of the North’s five nuclear explosions."North Korea has a tunnel where it can conduct an additional nuclear test," Moon said.South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported earlier that North Korea had completed preparations for anothe...
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