North Korea has the ability to test intercontinental ballistic missiles at Christmas to show its strength and warn the United States, experts say.

"It is very likely that North Korea will launch a weapon on Christmas Eve. They will call it a rocket system instead of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). as to prepare for this activity, "said researcher Ahn Chan-il in Seoul, South Korea.

North Korea announced it had just conducted another important test at Sohae launch site last night. "The result of this activity will strengthen the national nuclear deterrent capacity," KCNA news agency quoted the North Korean Academy of Defense Science as saying.

Two consecutive tests in a week have led many experts to believe that Pyongyang is perfecting the technology to make a highly reliable ICBM model.

"The ICBM is a strategic weapon for North Korea to defend itself against rivals like the United States. They could issue an ultimatum asking Washington to return to the negotiating table under new conditions or Pyongyang will continue developing the county. ", Koh Yu-hwan, a professor at Dongguk University in South Korea, warned.

Sohae is the place to develop satellite and engine boosters for ICBM. Pyongyang successfully tested engines with great thrust here in March 2017, before they were used on the Hwasong-14 and Hwasong-15 missiles, giving North Korea the ability to attack all of these targets. US territory.

Analysts say the country is testing a new engine for the ICBM, judging it as a warning to Washington that it could launch long-range missiles if the United States fails to meet North Korea's requirements by the deadline. Last year.

"It is intended to warn the US that North Korea still has the ability to pursue a long-range weapons program. We can see the Sohae facility is serving military purposes when the Defense Academy of Science publishes notices of the incidents. try, instead of the Korean Space Agency, "said Ankit Panda, an expert at the American Association of Scientists.

The US-North Korean denuclearization process has stalled since a working-level negotiation in Stockholm, Sweden, in October, due to disagreements over US interests given to North Korea and the size of denuclearization. chemistry. North Korea has tried a variety of weapons in recent times and has repeatedly criticized Trump, raising concerns that the two sides may return to a tense period before the US-Korea Summit in Singapore in June 2018.