michael bociurkiw, _ menacing activities. michael bociurkiw, non-resident - menacing activities. n—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council's erasure centre. thank you for your insights. the biden administration remains concerned about north korea's nuclear ambitions, but says it is open to talks. white house national security adviserjake sullivan told cbs's "face the nation" on sunday that the administration is willing to negotiate with north korea "without pre—conditions" about its nuclear program.but, sullivan says there are concerns about a potential seventh nuclear test. the comments comes after north korea confirmed it had test—fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on wednesday. the launch was condemned by the united states, south korea and japan. north korean state media released this video of the launch, being overseen by the country's leader, kim jong—un. pyongyang said the test was meant to build the country's nuclear capabilities and serve as a warning to its enemies. several african leaders have been meeting in nairobi for the african union's fifth mid—year