North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says

The landmark congress of North Korea's ruling Workers Party is expected in the coming weeks and is its first in five years. Overseeing a ballistic missile test on Tuesday, Kim said the conclave "will clarify the next-stage plans for further bolstering up the country's nuclear war deterrent," the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Kim, accompanied by senior North Korean officials as well as his young daughter, watched the test-firing of a "large-caliber" multiple rocket launcher that fired four missiles, KCNA said.