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Charles Brown <\/a>predicts North Korea will conduct a long-range ballistic missile test in the coming weeks \u2014 comments that come after North Korea has warned it would send a \u201cChristmas gift\u201d to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I would expect is some kind of long-range ballistic missile would be the gift,\u201d Brown told reporters Tuesday during a Defense Writers Group breakfast in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of does it come on Christmas Eve, does it come on Christmas Day, does it come after the New Year?\u201d Brown added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another option Brown said could be on the table is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/25\/kim-jong-un-orders-north-korea-artillery-firing-drawing-seoul-rebuke\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Korea<\/a>, which has not tested an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017, could announce it will lift its self-imposed moratorium on those long-range tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move would mark an escalation in North Korea\u2019s actions so far this year. Since May, Pyongyang has conducted a series of short-range missile tests, including two missile launches in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the U.S. has sought to mitigate tension by announcing in November that it would indefinitely delay a joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea known as the Combined Flying Training Event \u2014 a move Secretary of Defense Mark Esper characterized at the time as an \u201cact of goodwill\u201d toward North Korea to promote denuclearization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite North Korea\u2019s recent tests, Brown said he\u2019s not concerned that readiness at a tactical level will suffer due to postponing the exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I look at is our ability to maintain our readiness,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown said resuming the exercises is not up to him, but noted that he is trying to stay ahead of the game by reexamining possible responses the military had lined up in 2017 when Pyongyang, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/05\/29\/asia\/north-korea-missile-tests\/index.html\">according to CNN\u2019s tally<\/a>, tested eight ICBMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur job is to backstop the diplomatic efforts,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd if the diplomatic efforts kind of fall apart, we\u2019ve got to be ready, and I can\u2019t be studying the problem. 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But the U.S. special representative for North Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/16\/us-says-it-wont-accept-north-korea-set-deadline-on-nuclear-talks\/\" target=_blank>said Monday<\/a> the U.S. is not obligated to comply with Pyongyang\u2019s year-end deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Brown was tight-lipped on specifics, he said North Korea\u2019s recent rhetoric, coupled with the tests, are signs that \u201cthere is activity\u201d going on in North Korea concerning a long-range missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a pattern that you see with the North Koreans,\u201d Brown said. \u201cTheir rhetoric precedes activity, which precedes a launch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown\u2019s comments came after Esper told reporters on Monday that North Korea was inclined to conduct tests if Pyongyang is discontented with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have seen talk of tests. 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