Recent satellite imagery analysis conducted by nonproliferation expert Katsuhisa Furukawa shows North Korea is in the process of reactivating some parts of its mountainous nuclear weapons test site in Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province. [MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES]
FOX News: North Korea making preparations for possible nuclear test: defense officials
The news comes days after North Korea's latest weapons test North Korea may be preparing for nuclear tests, as U.S. spy satellites have detected new tunnels being dug in the country, at a location where such tests have been conducted in the past, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News.
The officials said the digging indicates that another nuclear test will take place. North Korea has conducted six nuclear weapons tests in the past.
According to the defense officials, intelligence analysts discovered excavation equipment active in Kilju, located in the Hamgyong province, at a site where a nuclear weapons test had most recently been conducted in September 2017.
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