NEW YORK -- North Korea is in the final stages of preparations for a nuclear weapons test, with activities pointing to excavation of an underground tunnel and testing of triggering devices, a United Nations Security Council panel says in an expert report.
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea in final stages of nuclear test preparations: U.N. report
Tunnel excavation and detonation device tests confirmed
Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles are shown off at a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. © Reuters
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