US Intelligence Reports Says North Korea "Probably" Will Carry Out New Nuclear Test

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (File photo: Reuters)

Yonhap News Agency: N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test amid continued missile testing: U.S. report

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to conduct a nuclear test as it continues to develop its missile capabilities in an attempt to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea, a U.S. intelligence report said Wednesday.

The 2023 Annual Threat Assessment also noted that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have no intention to give up his nuclear weapons.

"Kim almost certainly views nuclear weapons and ICBMs as the ultimate guarantor of his autocratic rule and has no intention of abandoning those programs, believing that over time he will gain international acceptance as a nuclear power," said the report, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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Update #1: North Korea "Probably" Will Carry Out New Nuclear Test: US (AFP)

Update #2: North Korea could carry out nuclear tests 'any time', warns US official (BBC)

WNU editor: Tensions are raising .... Kim Jong Un calls for intensified drills to simulate ‘real war’ (Al Jazeera).