Birthday blast in North Korea

North Korea might conduct a missile launch or even a nuclear test this week to coincide with celebrations to mark the birthday of its deceased founder, the Biden administration’s point man for Pyongyang warned.

U.S. special envoy Sung Kim says North Korea might display its military power in conjunction with the anniversary on Friday of the birth of the late Kim Il Sung. The holiday celebrating the grandfather of the current leader, Kim Jong Un, is one of the most important events on the North Korean calendar.

North Korea last detonated a nuclear bomb in September 2017, a few months before freezing tests. Last month, Kim Jong Un declared an end to the moratorium.

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