(VOVworld) – On Wednesday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said that North Korea, at this point, has not secured the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead nor does it have the actual combat capability of KN-08, as it claimed in its Rodong Shinmun newspaper.

North Korean claimed to have miniaturized nuclear warheads to fit on ballistic missiles (Photo: Reuters)

It said Pyongyang needed to clarify its statement. The Ministry said the South Korean army was always in a state of readiness and would retaliate against any provocative acts by North Korea. The South Korean government will closely work with the international community on the path to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.