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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Josh Smith

Explainer-When will North Korea test a nuclear weapon?

FILE PHOTO: 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). KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea's recent flurry of missile launches has raised expectations that it could soon test a nuclear device for the first time since 2017.

North Korea has finished all technical preparations for a new test in the underground tunnels at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site, which has been shuttered since 2018, leaving the question of timing in the hands of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials have said.

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