SEOUL — North Korea has moved a launcher in place after completing preparations to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile and may go ahead with the launch in November, South Korean members of parliament said on Wednesday (Oct 30) citing the country's military intelligence.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks next to what state media reports is the "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile on its launch vehicle in this undated photo released on March 25, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency .
South Korean MP Lee Seong-kweun said a mobile launcher has been deployed at a location for a possible test of the ICBM and its atmospheric re-entry of a missile warhead, potentially around the time of the US presidential election Nov 5. Lee was briefing reporters after a closed-door parliamentary hearing with Defence Intelligence Agency officials.South Korean officials have said the North may attempt to launch a long-range missile or conduct its seventh nuclear test around the November US election to highlight its strategic weapons development.
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