Sth Korean press report North Korea close to final stage of ICBM development

Yonhap reporting on comments out of the South Korean Defense ministry in a briefing to the National Assembly (parliamentary defense committee )

• North Korea has neared the "final stage" of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
• "(North Korea) has neared the final stage of securing ICBM capabilities"
• "The North) will continue such provocations as additional nuclear tests and missile launches to secure its nuclear capabilities"