When it comes to the timing of its weapons tests, North Korea has been less festive of late.

Pyongyang still hasn’t conducted a nuclear test this year, despite experts’ speculation that it could coincide with U.S. holidays like Memorial Day or Independence Day 2022.

The recent inauguration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, touted as another possible date for a North Korean missile launch or nuclear test, also went off without a bang.

While there may be technical reasons or geopolitical considerations that account for this, it’s more likely that North