Monday, August 28, 2017

South Korea Believes That Another North Korean Nuclear Test May Be Happening Soon


CNN: North Korea talks tough as South says nuclear test may be coming

Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)North Korea kept up its bellicose rhetoric against the United States on Monday as South Korean officials said Pyongyang may be preparing its sixth nuclear weapon test.

Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) told South Korean lawmakers at a closed door parliamentary session that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing for another nuclear test at its Punggye-ri underground test site.

Speculation of when North Korea would conduct another nuclear test has been rife this year, with it being pegged to various days important in North Korean history.

North Korea's last nuclear test came in September, when it detonated what it claimed was a miniaturized nuclear warhead small enough to be mounted on a missile, though analysts say the claim is nearly impossible to verify.

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WNU Editor: At least the South Koreans are not blaming President Trump for this crisis as some in the Washington foreign establishment are saying .... Trump's nuclear crisis with North Korea was completely of his own making (Ned Price, Foreign Policy).

More News On Reports That South Korea Says Another North Korean Nuclear Test May Be Happening Soon

North Korea May Be Getting Ready for Its Sixth Nuclear Test, According to South Korean Spies -- Newsweek
North Korea may be preparing for sixth nuclear weapon test, South Korea says -- Washington Examiner
Moon says Seoul will take offensive operations if North Korea “crosses the line” -- NK News
South Korea Toughens Offensive Military Stance, Warns North Against 'Crossing the Line' -- Wall Street Journal
South Korean President Moon reportedly tells military to toughen up -- CNBC
S. Korea, US set for high-level talks amid NK tensions -- Yonhap News

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