The United States is prepared to adjust its military posture to deter North Korea’s provocations, the U.S. special envoy for North Korea said on Friday, amid signs of an imminent nuclear test by Pyongyang.
“We are preparing for all contingencies in close coordination with our Japanese and [South Korean] allies,” special envoy Sung Kim said at a trilateral meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Seoul, Reuters reported.
Washington has assessed that North Korea is preparing for “what would be its seventh nuclear test” at its Punggye-ri testing site, Kim said, adding that the assessment is consistent with Pyongyang’s recent public statements….