Think Tank Says North Korea Ready to Conduct Nuclear Test By the End of the Month

I guess we will see if the North Koreans conduct a nuclear test during President Biden’s trip to South Korea. I doubt they will because that would be extremely provocative, however I would not be surprised if they did one shortly after such as during the Memorial Day weekend. However, I would not be surprised if they did a missile test during President Biden’s visit:

Satellite imagery of the Punggye-ri test site in North Hamgyong Province in North Korea shows excavation work in preparation for a possible nuclear test. [BEYOND PARALLEL]
Satellite imagery of the Punggye-ri test site in North Hamgyong Province in North Korea shows excavation work in preparation for a possible nuclear test. [BEYOND PARALLEL]

Excavation work at North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear testing site suggests the regime is gearing up for a seventh nuclear test, according to a U.S.-based think tank.    
   
Beyond Parallel, a North Korea analysis portal operated by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that Pyongyang is making preparations at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province based on satellite images captured on Tuesday.  
   
Photos of Punggye-ri – the only known nuclear testing facility in North Korea – shows “continued activity outside the new portal” for a tunnel leading into an underground test site. Support equipment around the tunnel’s entrance indicates ongoing work inside the tunnel.  
   
Further evidence cited by Beyond Parallel for the possibility of an upcoming test included changes in lumber piles, the renovation of existing buildings, and construction of new buildings in the main administration and support areas in and around the test site, suggesting a continued expansion of the support infrastructure. 

Joong Ang Ilbo

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setnaffa
setnaffa
2 years ago

But no mean tweets from OrangeManBad, right? No Ultra-MAGA King messing up the “10 percent for the Big Guy”, amirite?

The world is ever so much safer with Hunter Biden’s dad behind the teleprompter…

rocketman
rocketman
2 years ago

Setnaffa, it’ll still be Trump’s fault for not getting Kim to give up his nucs. Shoulda been more aggressive, shoulda been a better poitician, shoulda bla bla bla.

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