Yoon holds first meeting with aides, floats possible North Korea nuclear test



News Yoon holds first meeting with aides, floats possible North Korea nuclear test New South Korean president echoes assessment from U.S. State Department that DPRK may soon conduct nuclear test Jeongmin Kim May 11, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Yoon Suk-yeol at his inauguration ceremony, May 10, 2022, National Assembly \| Image: DEMA(Defense Media Agency), by Lee Kyung-won, Republic of Korea Flickr South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday held his first meeting with senior secretaries in charge of different sectors in his cabinet and discussed the possibility of a North Korean nuclear weapons test in the near future. The remark comes days after the U.S. State Department acknowledged over the weekend that North Korea has been preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and could be ready to test “as early as this month.” South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday held his first meeting with senior secretaries in charge of different sectors in his cabinet and discussed the possibility of a North Korean nuclear weapons test in the near future. The remark comes days after the U.S. State Department acknowledged over the weekend that North Korea has been preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and could be ready to test “as early as this month.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Yoon holds first meeting with aides, floats possible North Korea nuclear test

New South Korean president echoes assessment from U.S. State Department that DPRK may soon conduct nuclear test

Jeongmin Kim May 11, 2022

Yoon holds first meeting with aides, floats possible North Korea nuclear test

Yoon Suk-yeol at his inauguration ceremony, May 10, 2022, National Assembly | Image: DEMA(Defense Media Agency), by Lee Kyung-won, Republic of Korea Flickr

South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday held his first meeting with senior secretaries in charge of different sectors in his cabinet and discussed the possibility of a North Korean nuclear weapons test in the near future.

The remark comes days after the U.S. State Department acknowledged over the weekend that North Korea has been preparing its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and could be ready to test “as early as this month.”

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