While it has been pointed out that North Korea may undertake a nuclear test, a senior official of the Korean presidential office revealed that North Korea has been testing the operation of its nuclear detonator several times in the past few weeks. The countries concerned continue to be vigilant, saying that preparations for a nuclear test are in the final stages.
Kim Tae-hye, the first deputy director of the Office of National Security of the South Korean presidential office, told reporters on the 25th about the movement at the nuclear test site in northeastern North Korea, saying, "Nuclear within a day or two. It is unlikely that an experiment will be conducted, but it is quite possible that it will be conducted after that. "
On top of that, Deputy Director Kim said, "It was discovered that we are conducting an operation test of the nuclear detonator at a place different from the nuclear test site in Punggye-ri."
The test has been conducted multiple times in the last few weeks, and Kim said, "We are in the final stages of preparation for conducting a nuclear test to evaluate the scale and performance desired by the North authorities." Was shown.
Regarding the movement of North Korea's nuclear test, South Korea's intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said last week that it was at the stage where the parliamentary committee was only looking at the timing of the implementation, and the countries concerned continued to be vigilant. increase.