The South Korean government, including its president, Defense Ministry and Unification Ministry have all noted a high possibility of Pyongyang conducting another nuclear test in the very near future.

Seoul said they had spotted the “relevant signs” near the North’s Punggye-ri test site, the area at or near where all of its previous nuclear tests have been conducted.

“Seoul and Washington’s information authorities are keeping an eye on North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site,” said Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun on Monday.

“We cannot discuss the details here, but Kim Jong Un on March 15 ordered the