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| ▲ National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik (L) and Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo walk toward the presidential plane at Seoul Air Base, just south of Seoul, on Sept. 19, 2024. (Yonhap) |
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Nat'l security adviser does not rule out N.K. nuclear test around U.S. election
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik said Monday that North Korea remains ready to carry out its seventh nuclear test at any time and that includes around the U.S. presidential election in November.
Shin made the remark during an interview with Yonhap News TV when asked about the possibility of a seventh nuclear test by the North.
"The question of when will be decided according to North Korea's strategic advantages and disadvantages, and I assess that time includes before and after the U.S. presidential election," he said.
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