US’s Yellen says any North Korean nuclear test would be very provocative

SEOUL, 19 July 2022, (TON): The United States has further sanctions it could adopt against North Korea, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told media, adding that any nuclear test by Pyongyang would be seen as very provocative.

Concern is growing that North Korea could be preparing to test a nuclear weapon for the first time since 2017 following a record number of missile tests this year, including that of its largest intercontinental ballistic missile.

Yellen declined to give specifics of what further sanctions Washington could impose on North Korea, or when, but said there were options for doing so.

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