North Korea has issued a new statement, saying it has no plans to stop its nuclear tests, despite the increasing condemnation by the international community. The new statement comes two days after Pyongyang confirmed its latest nuclear test, which took place on Friday.<br/><br/>The new statement from the North Korean side says, it continues to be compelled to continue developing nuclear warheads, claiming it's been pushed to this point because of nuclear blackmail from the U.S.<br/><br/>Friday's test, North Korea's 5th since it became nuclear armed in 2006, has generated strong condemnation.<br/>The UN Security Council has held a closed-door meeting, issuing a statement afterward saying North Korea's latest test is a clear threat to international peace and security.<br/><br/>The Chinese government is also expressing firm opposition to the nuclear test, and is calling for a resumption of negotiations through the 6-party talks. Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui has also met directly with North Korea's ambassador to China, calling on North Korea to refrain from actions which might exacerbate tensions in the region.<br/>Meantime, leading Chinese observers are pressing forward the idea of resuming the long-stalled 6-party denuclearization talks as a way to dial-back tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea has said, it has no plans to stop its nuclear tests, despite the increasing condemnation by the international community. The new statement comes after Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test on Friday. South Korea's Defense Ministry also said, North Korea could conduct another nuclear test at any time.<br/><br/>At a US-South Korea Defense meeting today in Seoul, South Korean Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Yoo Jeh-seung said, the biggest threat to the alliance between those two nations is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who considers nuclear weapons tools of survival for the regime.<br/><br/>Earlier, the United Nations Security Council had denounced Friday's test, saying it was a flagrant violation of sanctions imposed during the past decade in response to North Korea's nuclear activity. A council statement pledged to work on appropriate measures in response. India along with USA, Russia, China and several other countries had also strongly condemned the test.