United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday he is "concerned" North Korea could conduct a nuclear test despite there being no signs Pyongyang is preparing such a move.
"I have been concerned for some time that North Korea would conduct what would be its seventh nuclear test," Sullivan stated during an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation. "I don't see any immediate indications that's going to happen, but it would not come as a surprise if North Korea moves forward with another test with respect to its intercontinental ballistic missile capability," he added.
The comments come days after North Korea carried out its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test and insisted the move was an "exercise of our right to self-defense." Pyongyang conducted its last nuclear test in 2017.