North Korea may be preparing for another missile test, South Korea\u2019s spy agency said on Thursday according to reports, just days before US President Donald Trump visits the divided peninsula.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a possibility that North Korea will launch a missile as active movements of vehicles have been detected at a missile research facility in Pyongyang,\u201d the National Intelligence Service told a closed-door parliamentary audit, the Yonhap news agency reported.<\/p>\n
In July Pyongyang launched two ICBMs apparently capable of reaching the US mainland – described by leader Kim Jong-Un as a gift to \u201cAmerican bastards\u201d – and followed up with two missiles that passed over Japan and its sixth nuclear test, sending tensions rocketing.<\/p>\n
Trump and Kim have engaged in a heated war of words in recent months, trading threats and personal insults and heightening global alarm.<\/p>\n
The US president will arrive in Seoul on Tuesday as part of his Asia tour which also includes Japan, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, with all eyes on his message to Kim and the North.<\/p>\n
Amid a flurry of diplomatic visitors to the region, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Pyongyang\u2019s weapons ambitions have become a \u201cglobal threat\u201d, with the US mainland and Europe coming within reach of its missiles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we all understand that a war will be catastrophic and extremely dangerous not only for people living in this region but for global peace and security,\u201d Stoltenberg told reporters in Seoul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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