North Korean missile launch news broadcast. File photo WASHINGTON, May 18. The United States believes that North Korea intends to test an intercontinental ballistic missile within 48-96 hours against the backdrop of President Joe Biden's planned visit to Seoul within 48-96 hours, CNN reports, citing an acquaintance with estimates of American intelligence source. «What we observed during the launch (missiles), we are observing now,» the source said. The launch site for the new launch, according to him, is located near Pyongyang. The interlocutor declined to provide additional information, noting only that US intelligence links the new tests to Biden's upcoming visit to Seoul. The US President is leaving for South Korea on Thursday, where he is scheduled to hold high-level talks. Following this, he will visit Tokyo on Sunday, where he intends to meet with the leaders of Japan, Australia and India. The DPRK previously conducted its 16th weapons test in 2022. North Korea also launched a short-range ballistic missile, believed to be a submarine-launched missile (SLBM), on May 7 towards the Sea of Japan. Then Pyongyang did not officially announce the launch and did not give an explanation of what kind of projectile it was. Prior to this, the ballistic missile launch took place on May 4.
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