Unification minister Cho Myoung-Gyon confirmed there had been “noteworthy activity in the North recently”, but said the Seoul government had to “wait and see whether it leads to an actual missile test or provocation”. “North Korea might launch a missile within the next few days,” one of the sources was quoted as saying. North Korea ‘aggressively’ working on ballistic missile submarineIn September the North conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test and staged an intermediate-range missile launch over Japan. Cho said the frequency of North Korean activity tends to decline noticeably during the winter. South Korea expects more North Korea provocations mid-OctoberBut tensions are expected to spike again as the United States and South Korea kick off a large-scale air force drill on Monday in a new show of force against the North.

Source: The Express Tribune November 28, 2017 12:22 UTC