This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. North Korea has been advancing its military capabilities in the past year because of the tensions between the US and China. In September, Pyongyang claimed it had successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 despite the strict sanctions imposed on it.
North Korean state news agency KCNA said: "The development of this weapons system. The nation's capabilities for self-defence have been increased in every way. Gordon Chang, an expert on Asian affairs, said he believed that Russia and China may have played a role. He said that Russia and China have been helping the North Koreans. While in a quiet period, the North Koreans have been developing better nuclear weapons and better missiles.
They've been making progress, but the most important thing about North Koreans right now is that they're about to go through another famine. This one can be as bad as the great famine of the mid 1990s, said Professor Hazel Smith, of the School of Orientalist and African Studies University of London, previously confirmed this, describing scenes of large scale starvation and forced labour. She said that rather than trying to improve the life of North Koreans, the government is trying to repress young people, and force them into doing extra work to make up for the imports it no longer has. READ MORE: Christianity crackdown in North Korea as Kim sends out death squads.
Mr Chang was unsure what internal problems North Korea was facing, as well as their attitude towards the rest of the world. He said: Whether that forces them to leave the rest of the world alone, or whether it forces them to create problems, I don't know. The Kim family has a history of creating problems when they've been weak internally. There's a lot going on in North Korea right now that we're not paying attention to. Scientists stunned by the perfect' Ice Age discovery: ''Could have died. REVEAL Archaeologist stunned at the discovery of Jesus' 'childhood home REVEAL Britain plots Putin fightback with plan to slash energy bills INSIGHT We should be mindful that these guys are continuing to violate UN sanctions. The Chinese and Russians have been the perpetrators of the sanctions, along with the North Koreans. Mr Chang blamed the US for not holding Russia, China and North Korea accountable for their actions. He said that this is a question of the failure of the US. We talk about this rules-based system and yet we don't enforce rules.