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	&quot;The nuclear test finally... confirmed the structure and specific features... of a nuclear warhead that has been standardised to be able to be mounted on strategic ballistic rockets,&quot; the state-run Korean Central News Agency said.</div>
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	&quot;This (test) has definitely put on a higher level... DPRK&#39;S technology of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets,&quot; it said.&nbsp;</div>
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	North Korea&#39;s Kim Jong-Un claimed in March his country had developed a technology to produce a warhead small enough to mount on a ballistic missile, although many analysts questioned the veracity of the claim.</div>
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	A nuclear warhead that can be mounted on a missile, if realised, is expected to dramatically increase threats from the isolated North, which has staged nearly 20 short- and mid-range missile tests this year alone.</div>
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	The country has also claimed that it has developed a long-range missile capable of reaching the US mainland although most analysts are sceptical about the possibility.&nbsp;</div>
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	- AFP</div>

Test confirms nuclear warhead can be mounted on rockets: KCNA

PYONGYANG - North Korea said Friday its latest nuclear blast had confirmed that it can mount a nuclear warhead on a rocket, hours after it carried out a fifth atomic test.