S.Korea Suspects N.Korea to Carry Out Nuclear Test Later This Week
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Workers’ Party of Korea congress, the first
event of its kind in 36 years, is expected to kick off this Friday.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.
Last month, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday confirmed reports that Seoul had detected signs of Pyongyang preparing for a new nuclear test.
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“There is a possibility that the North would
conduct an additional nuclear test and fire off a (mid- or long-range)
missile in a blitzkrieg manner around the party congress,” Moon said,
as quoted by the Yonhap news agency, adding that the South’s military
was monitoring the situation closely.
According to Moon Sang-gyun, the North Korean government appears to have completed preparations for a nuclear test.Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.
Last month, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday confirmed reports that Seoul had detected signs of Pyongyang preparing for a new nuclear test.
