The test was the latest sign of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un carrying out a recent vow to speed up development of nuclear weapons. So far this year, North Korea has fired missiles 15 times. The council originally imposed sanctions after the North’s first nuclear test explosion in 2006 and tightened them over the years. There are signs that North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test at its remote northeastern testing facility. If a test is conducted it would be the seventh explosion of a nuclear weapon by North Korea and the first since 2017.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2022 00:03 UTC