North Korea’s Kim Could Try to Upstage Biden Summit With Missile Launch

PLAN B

His country has been hit hard by COVID, but Kim Jong Un might still take time out to launch an ICBM while Joe Biden visits South Korea.

Published May 18 2022 5:37AM EDT

2022-03-24T223445Z_1803153229_RC299T9CYPBG_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-MISSILES_nxtetx — KCNA

South Korean officials say they are preparing a “plan B” in case Kim Jong Un tries to upstage a visit by President Joe Biden by testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Philippe Naughton

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North Korea’s Kim Could Try to Upstage Biden Summit With Missile Launch

His country has been hit hard by COVID, but Kim Jong Un might still take time out to launch an ICBM while Joe Biden visits South Korea.

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Philippe Naughton