Sign for a street in Pyongyang. File photoMOSCOW, May 25North Korea tested «detonation equipment», likely in preparation for a nuclear test, Yonhap News Agency reports, citing a statement from the office of the President of South Korea. — ed.) in a place other than the Phungeri test site is testing the operation of equipment for the detonation of a nuclear charge in preparation for the seventh nuclear test,» the president's office said. thinks that the DPRK will conduct a nuclear test in the next day or two, but «certainly» it can happen after. On the morning of May 25, the DPRK fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, all of them from the Sunan region in Pyongyang. The first of the missiles is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile. This is the DPRK's 17th missile test since the beginning of the year, including launches of ICBMs, a ballistic missile for submarines, systems for a space satellite and a new tactical system for nuclear weapons. Previously, South Korea's national intelligence agency said at a closed briefing for deputies in parliament that North Korea is ready for a nuclear test and may soon launch an ICBM again despite the crisis in the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. />The President of South Korea ordered to strengthen the defense and deterrence of the DPRK
