[2보] U.S. State Department warns North Korea of ​​possible 7th nuclear test

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price

[AP 연합뉴스 자료 사진. 재판매 및 DB 금지]

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-hee = US State Department spokeswoman Ned Price expressed concern on the 6th (local time) that North Korea might conduct a seventh nuclear test in the near future.

“We are concerned that North Korea may soon conduct a seventh nuclear test,” Price said at a briefing.

“This is an emergency and we can assure you that we are prepared for it,” Price said.

Earlier, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) secretary-general Rafael Grossi warned at a board meeting that “we observed signs that one of the tunnels of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site had reopened,” adding that “this may be a preparation for a nuclear test.”

[email protected]

Leave a Replay