Newsweek:
North Korea’s main underground nuclear test site has seen heightened levels of activity in recent weeks, meaning the isolated nation could be preparing for its sixth nuclear test—or simply putting on a show to scare its enemies, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Either way, the activity captured in new satellite images this week suggests North Korea is moving forward with its nuclear and missile programs aimed at challenging world leaders in South Korea, Japan and the U.S., among other nations.
“It certainly looks like they’re preparing for another test,” Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., chief analytics officer for AllSource Analysis, a Denver-based consultancy, told the Post after reviewing the satellite images published Wednesday on the 38 North specialist website. “When you look at the way they’re draining water and removing rubble, it sure looks like they’re getting ready for another test.”
The activity comes as North Korea warned Washington this week it would “mount a resolute preemptive attack” if it thought the Trump administration was preparing to target Pyongyang. “In case a war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. will be held wholly accountable for it, no matter who will launch a preemptive attack, as it is causing trouble by bringing lots of nuclear strategic assets and special warfare means,” said the statement…
