N Korea nuclear move 'world threat'

North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and "pattern of provocations" are a serious threat to Asian and world security, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

North Korea released a statement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' annual conference in Cambodia saying Washington's "never-ending nuclear threat" against the North has forced Pyongyang to build atomic weapons.

Animosity runs high after a North Korean rocket launch in April that Washington and Seoul called a cover for a banned long-range missile test. North Korea said it was a satellite launch attempt.

Read more