North Korea says it has no plans to conduct a third nuclear test "at present", but has hit out at what it says is provocation from South Korea. Seoul was trying to "rattle the nerves of the DPRK in a bid to cause it to conduct a nuclear test" a foreign ministry spokesman said. The remarks were carried by Pyongyang's official news agency, KCNA. They come weeks after satellite images suggested a "major upgrade" under way at North Korea's rocket launch site. There has been speculation that the North will conduct a third nuclear test, after the UN Security Council tightened sanctions on Pyongyang in the wake of the North's failed rocket launch in April.
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Pyongyang's missile and nuclear ambitions have faced increased scrutiny in recent months, following the death of Kim Jong-il last December and installation of his son Kim Jong-un as leader.
