North Korea has completed its preparations for an atomic blast in a distant part of the nation
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North Korea has completed its preparations for an atomic blast in a distant part of the nation

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Kim Jong has already ordered missiles tests this year but could soon escalate to a full nuclear explosion (Picture: Reuters/Getty)

North Korea is rumored to be on the verge of conducting its first full-fledged nuclear test since 2017.

The rogue state, according to South Korea’s foreign minister, has completed its preparations for an atomic blast in a distant part of the nation.

It would be Pyongyang’s eighth such event, but the first since Kim Jong Un ordered the program to be suspended to allow for talks with the United States.

Failed discussions initiated by then-President Donald Trump have remained in limbo since Joe Biden’s election, prompting North Korea to intensify its nuclear weapons program.

Despite the Covid-19 outbreak sweeping the poor country, which has sickened millions, a return to intensive testing has continued.

Its military has launched many ballistic missiles in recent months, but none have resulted in a thermonuclear explosion.

Intelligence agencies in Seoul and Washington, DC, are concerned that this is about to change, and they are looking for indicators that Kim has authorized an atomic attack.

South Korean foreign minister Park Jin warned the North will pay a price if it goes forward after meetings with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington.

‘North Korea has finalized preparations for another nuclear test, and I believe only a political choice remains,’ he told reporters.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 20, 2022 a woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, after North Korea hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests, as it prepared for
Weapons tests – like the one above broadcast on state TV in 2019 – are continuing despite the Covid-19 wave sweeping the country (Picture: AFP)

‘I believe that if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, it will only reinforce our deterrent as well as international sanctions.’ North Korea should reconsider its position and make the best option possible.’

In response, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken indicated that military assets, as well as the militaries of South Korea and Japan, may be repositioned.

‘We’re planning for all contingencies in close coordination with others, and we’re ready to make both short- and long-term adjustments to our military posture,’ he said.

Both men stated that negotiations are still possible, but allies have accused Pyongyang of abandoning the talks.

FILE - This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads:
Pyongyang says the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of striking the US (Picture: AP)

North Korea fired what seemed to be artillery projectiles into the sea on Sunday.

Its long-range artillery batteries are located only 25-30 miles from densely populated regions in South Korea near the North Korean border.

There have been signals of activity at the Punggye-ri facility, which was shut down in 2018 after earlier nuclear tests.

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