Chief of the General Staff Pak Jong Chon warned that "hostile forces," including the United States, should refrain from provoking North Korea if they wanted to see a peaceful New Year, state news agency KCNA said.
The statement came hours after North Korea said it had conducted a second test at a satellite and rocket engine facility.
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