White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip

National security adviser Jake Sullivan says intelligence reflects long-range missile test or a nuclear test, or frankly both'

The White House is braced for a North Korean missile or nuclear test while Joe Biden is on a trip to South Korea and Japan, which begins on Thursday.

The national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told reporters on Wednesday: Our intelligence does reflect the genuine possibility that there will be either a further missile test, including long-range missile test, or a nuclear test, or frankly both in the days leading into, on or after the president's trip to the region.