South Korea spy agency seen concerned over North's advances in miniaturizing warheads

By Reuters Staff

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s intelligence agency is concerned that North Korea is advancing faster to miniaturize warheads on missiles, a lawmaker said after receiving an agency briefing on the North’s latest nuclear test.

Kim Byung-kee, a member of the South Korean parliament’s intelligence committee, cited the spy agency as saying the North’s nuclear test was intended to project a strong image of its leader, Kim Jong Un, on the anniversary of the country’s 1948 foundation as a republic, as well as defy international sanctions.

Reporting by Ju-min Park and Jack Kim; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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