preparations at its underground nuclear test site in the northern part of that country. intelligence indicators are showing construction activity, tunnelling, all the things that would be necessary for north korea to resume underground nuclear testing, essentially detonating the nuclear device underground as part of its program. the first time since 2017. they blew up the site in 2018 as part of president trump s failed denuclearization initiative. but they are back now. that is the u.s. assessment and a test could be coming down the road. at the same time, concern growing about the ballistic missile test program. they just tested a missile that would have the theoretical capability of reaching the united states. the u.s. believes another test of a missile is in the works. and if north korea is able to ever marry up a nuclear warhead with an intercontinental ballistic missile, that s the nightmare scenario for the biden
also in our world lead today, troubling new signs that north korean dictator, kim jong-un, may have restarted his country s efforts to make a nuclear bomb. let s go to cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. experts are saying they re seeing new activity at north korea s nuclear testing site? that s right, jake. intelligence services are seeing indications. u.s. officials telling us they see indications of construction activity, digging at the underground test site in the northern part of the country where in the past north korea has conducted underground nuclear tests. now, their last test was in 2017, and you ll remember the next year in 2018, they invited the world press to watch them blow up the site as part of president trump s now failed denuclearization initiative.