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 North Korea 'is preparing for its first nuclear test in five years' just days after testing 'monster' ballistic missile that can reach anywhere in the US

South Korean government sources believe a new nuclear test is imminent at a previously shuttered site

Kim Jong Un's regime is making hasty improvement to Punggye-ri test site in the mountainous northwest

North last tested a nuclear bomb almost five years ago, in 2017, but paused tests during negotiations

But Kim has stepped up his saber-rattling with the world's attention centered on Ukraine

On Thursday, the secretive nation tested the massive Hwasong-17 ballistic missile 

Experts believe Kim aims to force acceptance of his nuclear power and relief from international sanctions 

By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 07:14 BST, 27 March 2022 | UPDATED: 07:14 BST, 27 March 2022

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半島有事の火の粉が降りかからないようにしないとね。