The NIS revealed that the North Korean nuclear test was “possible between October 16 and November 7 of the Chinese Communist Party Congress and November 7 of the US midterm elections,” and the US media analyzed the North Korean nuclear test as a “dramatic opportunity to show off its nuclear capabilities.”
Regarding Vice President Harris' visit to South Korea, the White House told Reuters on the 28th, "We are expected to hold a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol in Seoul to discuss North Korea's recent missile launch and China's actions in the Taiwan Strait." stated on the subject.
The U.S. State Department announced on the 26th that it was “preparing for the situation of involvement” in response to the “time of provocation” regarding the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test.
On the 28th, the National Assembly Intelligence Committee reported on the North Korean trend from the National Intelligence Service, saying, “It is highly likely that it will be between October 16, the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and November 7, when the midterm elections in the United States are scheduled.” reported today.
The Wall Street Journal reported on the 29th that "in Seoul, speculation about North Korea's next nuclear test continued into the day before the US election." It will provide a dramatic opportunity to show off his nuclear capabilities over the next few weeks.”
The WSJ continued, "Kim Jong-un is publicly codifying North Korea's long-standing nuclear doctrine, with a warning that he will not negotiate on a nuclear program with the recent announcement of his first strike nuclear policy."
"We have been talking about the pattern of North Korea's provocations in recent months, and have repeatedly warned that North Korea could conduct a seventh nuclear test without warning," State Department spokeswoman Ned Price said at a briefing on the 26th. "We tend to go through periods of provocation, periods of engagement, but it's very clear that we are in a 'period of provocation'."
"The dialogue and diplomatic proposals, at least so far, have only met with further provocations," he said at the briefing. We will be prepared for any situation,” the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will condemn North Korea's weapons tests in Seoul before making her first visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates North Korea on Thursday, just hours after the isolated country tested a missile, Reuters reported on Friday. said.
"We will discuss North Korea's recent missile launch and China's actions in the Taiwan Strait," Reuters said. We plan to condemn North Korea's weapons tests on its first visit to the DMZ to separate the DPRK."
Regarding the North Korean nuclear test, the WSJ said, “Korea May Play an Important Role in the Indo-Pacific,” titled “Taiwan may be the most desperate flashpoint in Asia, but the threat facing South Korea is not that dangerous.” “North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs are not It continues to develop amid constant rumors of another nuclear test that will be North Korea's seventh.”
The WSJ continued, “There is a growing awareness that what is particularly important in South Korea’s emerging strategy in response to this is that it is linked to threats across the Indo-Pacific and ultimately comes from China, which is one entity.” .