United States assesses that North Korea is preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and could be ready to conduct a test there as early as this month, says State Department
This May 24, 2018 photo, shows smoke and debris in the air as the entrance to the tunnel at North Korea's nuclear test site is blown up in Punggye-ri, North Korea.
North Korea has recently stepped up weapons tests and resumed intercontinental ballistic missile launches this year for the first time since 2017.Punggye-ri has been officially closed since 2018 and Porter's statement that the site could be ready this month was more specific as to possible timing of a test and was the first such statement on the record from a US official.
"This assessment is consistent with DPRK's own recent public statements. We've shared this information with allies and partners and will continue closely coordinating with them as well," Porter said. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to speed up the development of his country's nuclear arsenal while overseeing a huge military parade as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled.
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