North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again threatens use of nuclear weapons

NORTH KOREAN LEADER Kim Jong Un has said his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on its rivals if provoked, state media has reported. It comes as he praised troops involved in the country's recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. Since adopting an escalatory nuclear doctrine last year, Kim has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons pre-emptively. But many foreign experts say North Korea has yet to obtain functioning nuclear missiles and is also unlikely to use its nukes first because it is outgunned by the US and its allied forces. North Korea on…