North Korea has developed a hydrogen-bomb that can be loaded onto a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media outlet the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Sunday.

The KCNA published photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting what was described as a thermonuclear warhead being prepared adjacent to the nosecone of a Hwasong-14 ICBM.

“The H-bomb, the explosive power of which is adjustable from tens kiloton to hundreds kiloton, is a multi-functional thermonuclear nuke with great destructive power which can be detonated even at high altitudes for super-powerful EMP attack according to strategic goals,” the KCNA said.

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