Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test


              Protesters hold signs as police officers stand guard during a rally outside of Foreign Ministry where a trilateral meeting among the United States, South Korea and Japan is held in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A protester holds signs during a rally outside of Foreign Ministry where a trilateral meeting among the United States, South Korea and Japan is held in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Protesters shout slogans as police officers stand guard during a rally outside of Foreign Ministry where a trilateral meeting among the United States, South Korea and Japan is held in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Kim Gunn, center, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim, center at right, and Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi, center at left, attend their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Kim Gunn, center, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim, right, and Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi pose for photographs before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Kim Gunn, center, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim, right, and Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi pose for photographs before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Kim Gunn, right, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs leads his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Kim Gunn, right, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs and his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim pose for photographs during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Kim Gunn, right, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs and his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim pose for photographs during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Protesters hold signs as police officers stand guard during a rally outside of Foreign Ministry where a trilateral meeting among the United States, South Korea and Japan, is held in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Kim Gunn, right, South Korea's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim, center,  arrive for their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau speaks during a meeting with his South Korean counter part Kim Gunn and U.S. counterpart Sung Kim at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Sung Kim, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea, speaks during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kim Gunn and Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test