South Korea‘s defence minister has confirmed that Pyongyang has moved a missile with « considerable range » to its east coast, but said there were no signs that North Korea was preparing for a full-scale conflict despite the continuing standoff.

The confirmation from Kim Kwan-jin came hours after North Korea’s military announced it had been authorised to attack the US using « smaller, lighter and diversified » nuclear weapons.

Kim said he did not know why the North had moved the missile, but suggested it « could be for testing or drills ».

He dismissed Japanese media speculation that the missile could be a KN-08, which is believed to be a long-range missile that – if operable – could hit the US.

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