Nuclear Test: North Korea preparing for nuclear test: UN

Intelligence officials from South Korea and the United States said they had detected preparations for the next nuclear test at the Punggye-ri test site in the northwest. This will be North Korea's first nuclear test since September 2017.

Nuclear Test: North Korea preparing for nuclear test: UN

United Nations (UN) experts said that North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test. For this, fresh preparations are going on at the North West test site of the country. Construction work is in progress for testing. It last conducted a nuclear test in 2017. Intelligence officials from South Korea and the United States said they had detected preparations for the next nuclear test at the Punggye-ri test site in the northwest.

First nuclear test since 2017

This will be North Korea's first nuclear test since September 2017. It conducted nuclear tests six times from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, North Korea claimed to have detonated a thermonuclear bomb fitted with an intercontinental ballistic missile. Let us tell you that with the start of 2022, North Korea has intensified its missile program. This year it has test-fired several ballistic missiles.