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North Korea looks set to detonate its first nuclear bomb in more than four years, as America's sanctions disputes with Russia and China make further United Nations penalties against the country unlikely.

North Korea signals it's preparing for a nuclear test: Report


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North Korea signals it's preparing for a nuclear test: Report

A test could come as soon as next month, when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. PHOTO: REUTERS
PUBLISHED MAR 29, 2022, 7:53 AM SGT
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SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) - North Korea looks set to detonate its first nuclear bomb in more than four years, as America's sanctions disputes with Russia and China make further United Nations (UN) penalties against the country unlikely.

Workers have been observed digging a new passageway at the Punggye-ri site where North Korea conducted all six of its previous nuclear tests, South Korean media including the DongA Ilbo newspaper reported.

A test could come as soon as next month, when Mr Kim Jong Un is preparing to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, state founder Kim Il Sung, the paper said, citing a security official it didn't identify.

The reports came as Mr Kim delivered a fresh warning to the United States that he planned to develop more "powerful striking capabilities", the official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday (March 28).

The weapons would make North Korea more secure and "control all threats and blackmail by the imperialists", it reported him as saying.

While Mr Kim has been signalling plans to resume major weapons tests for more than two years, the US campaign to punish Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has reduced the risk of getting sanctions for such provocations.

Any additional measures from the UN Security Council would require support from Russia, as well as China, which has led the criticism of Washington's efforts to squeeze Moscow economically.



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