North Korea hints at restart of nuclear, long-range missile tests

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 20, 2022 11:53 am

Seoul, Jan 20, 2022 (AFP) -North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for 'confrontation' with Washington, its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches.

Pyongyang has not tested inter-continental ballistic missiles or nukes since 2017, putting launches on hold as leader Kim Jong Un embarked on a blitz of high-level diplomacy, meeting then-US president Donald Trump three times before talks collapsed two years later.

This picture taken on January 19, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 20 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) attending the 6th Political Bureau Meeting of the 8th Central Committee at the office building of the Party Central Committee in Pyongyang. AFP PHOTO/KCNA

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