
White House officials warned on Wednesday that North Korea is planning some sort of weapon test around President Joe Biden’s visit to Asia this weekend.
The president departed for the trip on Thursday, meaning that the US expects a test or weapons display to occur imminently. The president is visiting Japan and South Korea on the five-day mission which comes amid US efforts to show support for allies in the region and dissuade China from what the US administration believes are territorial ambitions in the region.