North Korea May Test ICBM Around US Election, Warns Seoul

Published on October 30, 2024

South Korean lawmakers have reported that North Korea has positioned a launcher for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that it may set off around the time of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. Citing military intelligence, South Korean parliamentary members briefed reporters after a closed-door hearing with Defense Intelligence Agency officials on Oct. 30. “Preparations of a transporter-erector launcher (TEL) are complete, and it’s deployed at a specific location, and an ICBM launch for technological verification of warhead re-entry could take place, with a timing targeting the U.S. presidential election, either before or after, in November,” South Korean Member of Parliament (MP) Lee Seong-kweun said at the press briefing on Wednesday....

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