North Korea ready to conduct nuclear tests. According to the intelligence of the United States and South Korea, the explosion is scheduled for late March.

A nuclear explosion at a proving ground in North Korea may happen in the coming days, if not hours, the "Renhap" agency reports with reference to an anonymous source in the Ministry of Defense of South Korea.

"According to our estimates, North Korea is able to conduct nuclear tests within a few hours after the order of Kim Jong-un," the military.

Earlier Fox News released information that the DPRK is at the final stage of preparation for the next nuclear test. "The trial may take place at the end of this month," the television station quotes a senior official in the administration of the White House, who has access to reports from the US intelligence agency. According to him, some time ago, in the area of ??the Pungery nuclear test site in the North Korean province of Hamgen-Pukto,. This means that the workers have completed digging the tunnels necessary for the nuclear test. At the same time, the delivery of the bomb to the test site is not fixed, which, however, does not confirm or deny reports of an early trial.

Representatives of the armed forces of South Korea have already stated that, along with their American counterparts, they closely monitor the nuclear facilities of the DPRK.

In 2016 year. Two nuclear explosions were conducted at the Pungery test site. In general, since 2006. Pyongyang conducted five nuclear tests and several dozen missile launches. Last Tuesday, March 21, the Pacific Command of the US Armed Forces reported an unsuccessful attempt by Pyongyang to launch a missile of an unknown type - it allegedly took off, but exploded in the air 5 seconds after the launch. In the DPRK, nothing was announced about this case.

However, earlier, on March 6, from the territory of North Korea, a multiple missile launch was carried out - 4 ballistic missiles were directed towards Japan and reached its exclusive economic zone.

After that, Seoul said that the installation of the US anti-aircraft missile system THAAD began on the territory of South Korea, and the head of the US State Department Rex Tillerson said that a new "package of measures" is already being developed with regard to Pyongyang, since "the failure of diplomatic efforts". The situation on the Korean Peninsula is growing every day.