March 30, 11:51 UTC+4 TOKYO “It is not ruled out that a nuclear test of new type will be conducted to build up our defence potential,” KCNA reported EPA/YONHAP TOKYO, March 30, /ITAR-TASS/. North Korea may conduct a nuclear test of… Read More ›
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Satellite images show tunnelling at N. Korea test site
AFP Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 SEOUL – Satellite imagery has revealed new tunnelling work at North Korea’s nuclear test site, but nothing that points to an imminent detonation, a US research institute said Wednesday. The activity appears to have begun… Read More ›
North Korea secrecy fuels suspicions of bomb design
Rallying the troops: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at military officers after inspecting the Wolnae Islet Defense Detachment, near the country’s western sea border with South Korea, on March 11. | AP The Washington Post <!– Meta –>… Read More ›
N. Korea threatens ‘pre-emptive’ nuclear strike against US
Published time: March 07, 2013 09:32 Edited time: March 07, 2013 10:19 AFP Photo / Pedro Ugarte A spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry says his country may deliver a pre-emptive nuclear strike against its enemies in case an… Read More ›
N. Korea shows some signs of preparing for war
Kyodo — Mar 07 Some indications of North Korea preparing for a war were observable in the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday, a day after the North threatened to scrap the cease-fire that ended the 1950-1953 Korean War. Some… Read More ›
South Korea calls for development of nuclear weapons
US ambassador responds that it would be a “huge mistake.” A South Korean protester sprays on a North Korean national flag during a rally a day after North Korea announced they conducted a third nuclear test on Feb. 13,… Read More ›
North Korea carries out third atomic test
AP Tuesday, 12 February 2013 North Korea said today it had tested a “miniaturised” nuclear device, defying the United Nations’ orders to stop building atomic weapons. The underground explosion could take North Korea a big step closer to its… Read More ›
‘Unusual seismic event’ in North Korea -atomic test monitoring body
Reuters VIENNA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – An international nuclear test monitoring agency said on Tuesday that it had detected an “unusual seismic event” in North Korea, following weeks of speculation that a nuclear test was imminent in the country…. Read More ›