North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un has told military officials to be ready to execute orders "at any time" as one expert suggests the United States is not ready
The UN Security Council has banned North Korea from testing these powerful weapons (Image: REUTERS)
Kim Jong-un is reportedly ramping up North Korea's nuclear programme and he has ordered the military to ensure his missiles are combat ready.
Military officials have been told they should be ready to execute his orders "at any time", according to a high-ranking source.
The order was issued this week and troops were put on alert, before the secretive communist state celebrated the birthday of its founder Kim Il-Sung, at an event known as the Sun Festival.
One source close to the regime claims it is unusual for such an order to be issued during the week of the festival, reports The Sun.
Reports suggest another short-range ballistic missiles test could be carried out in the coming weeks, after a satellite image, published by 38 North, revealed a recently modified missile test barge had returned to a shipyard in a major military hub this week.
An unidentified rocket is displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017 (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
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The UN Security Council has banned North Korea from testing these powerful weapons (Image: REUTERS)
Kim Jong-un is reportedly ramping up North Korea's nuclear programme and he has ordered the military to ensure his missiles are combat ready.
Military officials have been told they should be ready to execute his orders "at any time", according to a high-ranking source.
The order was issued this week and troops were put on alert, before the secretive communist state celebrated the birthday of its founder Kim Il-Sung, at an event known as the Sun Festival.
One source close to the regime claims it is unusual for such an order to be issued during the week of the festival, reports The Sun.
Reports suggest another short-range ballistic missiles test could be carried out in the coming weeks, after a satellite image, published by 38 North, revealed a recently modified missile test barge had returned to a shipyard in a major military hub this week.
An unidentified rocket is displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017 (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Kim Jong-un wants North Korea's nuclear missiles to be 'combat ready'
North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un has told military officials to be ready to execute orders "at any time" as one expert suggests the United States is not ready
