A top US official said it didn't look like Kim Jong Un intends to conduct a nuclear test as Washington carries out its biggest military drill with South Korea.
What Happened: The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director stated on Wednesday that Washington is staying vigilant, although it doesn't expect North Korea to carry out a nuclear test anytime soon, reported Reuters.
The U.S. and South Korea have warned for the past several years that Pyongyang has completed its preparation and may resume nuclear testing for the first time since 2017.
Lieutenant General Scott Berrier told media at DIA headquarters that they had been waiting for that as well.
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There are a lot of different factors that play into Kim's decision on that. There are a lot of things that we watch in terms of warnings and indications. The two haven't aligned. According to Berrier, if Kim wanted, he could have timed a nuclear test to coincide with the ongoing U.S. and South Korean military drills that North Korea has criticized. Berrier said that he doesn't look like he's going to do that.
We will be watching for very carefully as we watch that at a time and place of his choosing. Meanwhile, China and Russia defended Kim's missile launches at the UN Security Council meeting and blamed the U.S. and South Korea for provoking Pyongyang.
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