North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, after US President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip in which he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state.
South Korea's deputy national security advisor, Kim Tae-hyo, said that the North also appeared to have conducted "multiple experiments" with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test, but that the test is unlikely to occur "in the coming days but afterward."
