North Korea's nuclear test site "primed and ready"

미 38노스 '北풍계리 핵실험 준비 완료' Supporting North Korea's claims this afternoon,... a lot of signs are pointing to its possible sixth nuclear test. A U.S. think tank says the hermit kingdom could press the button for yet another nuke test in the next one or two days... as it appears test preparations are now complete. Yu Joonhee has more on that. According to 38 North, a U.S-based North Korea watchdog, Pyongyang has reportedly completed preparations to conduct another nuclear test. Satellite imagery from the country's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, showed a hive of activity that pointed to signs of an imminent test, according to the group's analysts. Speculation has been growing that North Korea could conduct a ballistic missile launch or its sixth nuclear test, to mark Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding leader Kim Il-sung. The Voice of America reported on Thursday that North Korea had placed a nuclear device inside a tunnel, which could be detonated on Saturday morning local time, quoting a U.S. government official and other sources. Many experts agree that the most likely U.S. response to another North Korean provocation would involve tougher economic sanctions. However, many also believe that possible military options were still difficult to rule out at the current time. Others have also pointed out that although the chances of a U.S. pre-emptive strike remains low, even a small miscalculated response from Pyongyang could send events spiraling out of control. The Trump administration has been forceful in its warnings to North Korea, with the President's latest tweet on Thursday saying North Korea is "a problem" that will be dealt with. Trump has been flexing his military muscle by carrying out strikes in Syria and Afghanistan, while deploying the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against Kim Jong-un. Yu Joonhee, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld