North Korea could be ready to conduct nuclear test this month: U.S.

The United States assesses that North Korea could be ready as early as this month to conduct its first nuclear test in years at its Punggye-ri test site, State Department deputy spokeswoman Jalina Porter said Friday."We've shared this information with allies and partners, and we'll continue closely coordinating with them as well," she said, while noting that President Joe Biden intends to demonstrate during his trip to Japan and South Korea later in the month that the U.S. commitment to their security is "ironclad."The Punggye-ri site, which North Korea insisted it demolished in 2018 to sig…READ FULL ARTICLE