Inside the Ring: US Sees Signs of North Korean Nuke Test

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates the successful test-fire of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates the successful test-fire of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location / Getty Images
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Amid the latest North Korean missile test that overflew Japan, U.S. intelligence agencies recently detected increased activity at the North’s main underground nuclear testing facility in the northeastern part of the country that signal preparations for a sixth underground test blast.

U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports said the test could come as soon as Sept. 9, coinciding with the anniversary of the founding of the reclusive communist state.

A U.S. intelligence official told Inside the Ring that North Korea has been conducting an unprecedented level of testing since early 2016 and that "we have not seen anything in their defiant posture to suggest this has changed."

Read the entire article at Washington Times.

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