North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft, satellite imagery showed, an asset that experts say will sharply bolster the country’s air force power when it’s deployed.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of a strategic cruise missile and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, which would ensure the most effective defence for the country,