Wednesday 18 May 2022 08:13 PM North Korea could conduct a missile or nuclear test DURING Biden's trip trends now
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that U.S. intelligence said there's a 'genuine possibility' that North Korea could conduct a missile or nuclear test while President Joe Biden is visiting South Korea or Japan later this week.
'We are preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility that such a provocation would occur while we are in Korea or in Japan,' Sullivan said during Wednesday's press briefing.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said Wednesday that Biden 'will not visit the DMZ' while in South Korea, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, which separates North and South Korea.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (left) said Wednesday there's a 'genuine possibility' that North Korea could conduct a