North Korea could launch an intercontinental missile test or even a nuclear test to try to overshadow U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea, an expert told CNBC on Friday.
"They've already done two intercontinental ballistic missile tests earlier this year and we've been seeing tunneling activity preparing for a nuclear test", Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Friday.
He added that such a test would be intended to "overshadow" Biden's trip.
The White House has been bracing itself for such a move by North Korea during Biden's first Asia visit as president.
"Our intelligence does reflect the genuine possibility there will be either a missile test or a nuclear test or both", U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Wednesday, a day before Biden departed for Asia.
Biden arrived in Seoul on Friday for a three-day visit in South Korea, and arrived in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday...
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