Institute: NKorea nuke test unlikely for months

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. institute says satellite images show North Korea is digging a tunnel at its nuclear test site but another underground explosion is unlikely in the next few months.

The recent execution of ruler Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle has heightened concern about the stability of the North Korean regime and that it may resort to an attention-grabbing provocation, like a nuclear test.

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