Yoon is also on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia and says North Korea's weapons programme will be on the agenda North Korea's recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab US attention ahead of next month's presidential election and the North is likely to stage major provocations like a nuclear test explosion and a

North Korea is likely to stage major provocations, such as a nuclear test explosion and a long-range missile test, before the US election South Korea’s president says. View on euronews

Two of the North Korean regime’s most senior figures are less than impressed with South Korea’s newly activated Strategic Command, calling it a command with a notable lack of powerful assets.

Tensions are rising between both North and South Korea, with North Korea's leader teasing talk of nuclear attacks. Kim Jong Un said that his regime would not hesitate to use all available forces including nuclear weapons if Seoul attempted to encroach on its sovereignty,