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November 02, 2024
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North Korea could launch ICBM soon, top South Korean official says

Source tells NK News that Pyongyang has been carrying out ‘blatant’ preparations this week for test

North Korea appears ready to test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) soon, a top South Korean official said Thursday.

Kim Tae-hyo, principal deputy director of the presidential National Security Office, made the comments to reporters upon arriving in Washington on Thursday for the second bilateral Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) session between the ROK and U.S.

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