North Korea is likely to conduct a nuclear test, its seventh such test, after the US presidential elections in November, according to an official of South Korea’s intelligence agency, Seoul’s state media reported.

North Korea is looking at conducting a nuclear test to coincide with the November presidential election in the US, Yonhap News reported, citing comments the South’s spy agency made to lawmakers.

North Korea is once again at the center of global concerns, with South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reporting that the isolated nation may carry out its seventh nuclear test after the upcoming U.

North Korea could conduct its seventh nuclear weapons test after the U.S. presidential election in November, the director of South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Thursday.

North Korea may carry out its seventh nuclear test after the U.S. presidential vote in November, South Korea's spy agency was quoted as telling lawmakers Thursday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment to the parliamentary intelligence committee,