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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds news briefing as North Korea promises to build its nuclear forces

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North Korean state media reported Kim Jong Un’s remarks on Tuesday , after the country disclosed a new platform likely designed to fire more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing at 2:30 p.m. EDT .

Kim has repeatedly made similar pledges, but his latest threat comes as outside experts believe Kim will perform provocative weapons tests ahead of the presidential election in November .

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