Summer Meza, Newsweek: When Will North Korea's Kim Jong Un Launch His Next Nuclear Test?
North Korea may be gearing up to launch more missile tests in February during the 2018 South Korea Olympics, just as soon as the worst of the nation’s winter weather warms up. Experts say that the current hiatus in missile testing is the “calm before the storm,” and that North Korea is sure to amp things back up in the new year.
The last missile launch was back on September 15, when North Korea tested a projectile that flew over Japan and landed in the ocean. The current lull won’t last long, though, according to Harry Kazianis, an Asia security expert at the Center for the National Interest.
“If I was a betting man I would tell anyone who watches North Korea for a living to make sure their calendar is open from February 5th to the 22nd,” Kazianis told Vox, referring the dates of the upcoming winter Olympics. “This is all just the calm before the storm.”
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WNU Editor: The North Koreans have been spotted working at their nuclear testing site .... More activity detected at North Korea’s nuclear test site, watchdog says (Global News). And with the Olympics only 2-3 months away, I am sure there are some who are wondering if that is when a nuclear test .... only a few hundred kilometers away from the Games .... will be done.
