Missile test looks likely

JAPAN has detected radio signals that indicate North Korea may be preparing a new missile launch.

The signals pointed to the North Korean Army’s possible launch of a ballistic missile “within the next few days”, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing a Japanese government source.

A South Korean government source, cited by Yonhap, said the military intelligence agencies of Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have in recent days picked up radio signals such as those that had been detected before a launch.

The reports follow a warning from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies which says a missile test by Kim Jong-un’s regime was likely within the next 30 days, according to Asia Times.

The US think tank claimed the most likely date was December 17.