North Korea has finished prep for nuclear test: S. Korea

The North Korean People's Army front-line long-range artillery division and air force squadron during a fire attack training exercise, at an undisclosed location, on Oct 6, 2022 (AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS)

North Korea has finished preparations for a nuclear test, South Korea’s president told parliament, stoking concerns that Pyongyang’s first blast of an atomic device in five years could be imminent.

“We assess that it has already completed preparations for a seventh nuclear test,” Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday, adding Kim Jong Un’s regime has defended the preemptive use of nuclear weapons.