North Korea could carry out nuclear tests 'any time', warns US official

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North Korea could carry out nuclear tests 'any time', warns US official
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His comments come as Pyongyang tested eight missiles on Sunday - the highest daily record so far.

A US official has warned that North Korea could conduct a seventh nuclear test "at any time".

Any such nuclear test would be met with a "swift and forceful response", US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told reporters.However, tensions have been rising on the Korean peninsula. Speaking from Jakarta, Mr Kim said North Korea had tested an unprecedented number of missiles this year - 31 compared to 25 during the whole of its last record-breaking year, 2019.

When asked by reporters when the next round of testing would take place, Mr Kim warned it could happen "any time" - including as early as this week, according to news outlet Bloomberg. "I believe that not only ROK and United States and Japan but the entire world will respond in a strong and clear manner," she said.Watch: North Korea showcases banned missiles in a military parade broadcast on state TVlaunching eight missiles

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