A North Korean official says that Pyongyang's recent warning of a nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken "literally."
 
Last month in New York, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho warned that Pyongyang may consider conducting the most powerful detonation of a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean.
 
Ri Yong-pil, deputy chief of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Institute for American Studies, said during an interview with CNN in Pyongyang on Wednesday that the foreign minister is well aware of the intentions of the North's supreme leader, so his words should be taken literally.
 
The official added that North Korea "has always brought its words into action."
 
He reportedly said that the U.S. is talking about a military option and even practicing military moves, and pressuring North Korea on all fronts with sanctions. He added that if people think this will lead to diplomacy, they're deeply mistaken.