FILE PHOTO: People watch a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea's new type of tactical guided weapon test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) - If North Korea resumes nuclear testing, it could include development of smaller “tactical” warheads meant for battlefield use and designed to fit on short-range missiles such as the one tested last weekend, analysts said.
South Korean and U.S. officials say there are signs that North Korea is seeking to resume operations in an underground tunnel at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site, which was officially shuttered in 2018.
