Axios: Biden may face a North Korea crisis within months
It may not be long before President Biden has to grapple with a North Korea crisis.
The big picture: Dictator Kim Jong-un has remained relatively quiet during Biden's presidency so far, keeping his threats and missile testing well below the “fire and fury” levels of the early Trump administration. But a quieter North Korea is not necessarily a less dangerous one.
What to watch: Kim could force his way onto Biden’s agenda in 2022 through a major provocation, a charm offensive, or a combination of the two, potentially ahead of the South Korean election in March, says Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and formerly the CIA's deputy division chief for Korea.
The state of play: Biden administration officials say they’ve proposed talks, but the North Koreans aren’t engaging.
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As to what is my prediction.
If the pandemic tapers off followed with no substantive talks between the U.S. and North Korea, there is a very good chance that this may happen .... N. Korea could stage ICBM or nuclear test before U.S. midterm elections: think tank (Yonhap News).