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nuclear test stories: 16 news summaries

North Korea Weighs Return to Nuke Talks

Depends on meeting with US, Kim Jong Il tells China premier

Oct 5, 09 7:14 PM CDT
(AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's premier today that the North was prepared to return to multi-nation disarmament talks depending on progress in its two-way negotiations with the US. Kim's comments were the clearest sign yet that Pyongyang was readying to resume the six-nation talks it withdrew from... More »

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(Newser) - North Korea appeared to make progress with its nuclear test last month, detonating a device that was significantly more powerful than its first test in 2006, CNN reports. US officials believe the May 26 explosion was in the 3 to 4 kiloton range, a considerable step up from the first... More »

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 UN Imposes New 
 Sanctions on N. Korea 


Jun 12, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(AP) - The UN Security Council today punished North Korea for its recent nuclear test, imposing new sanctions, expanding an arms embargo, and authorizing ship searches on the high seas. Russia and China joined Western powers and nations from every region in unanimously approving the resolution. North Korea has said it would... More »

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(AP) - Even as the UN considers sanctions against North Korea, Pyongyang may be prepping for its third nuclear test. The secretive regime conducted an underground explosion last month, its second since a 2006 atomic test. Though the move triggered international scorn, an anonymous US government official says it looks like the... More »

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 Gates: US Won't Tolerate 
 a Nuclear North Korea 

Gates warns N Korea as satellites spot missile being moved

May 30, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has warned that the US will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea, Reuters reports. Gates said any transfer of nuclear material from North Korea to another country or group would be considered "a grave threat." "We will not stand idly by as North... More »

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 North Korea Fires 
 6th Missile: Report 

Tensions rise further as Pyongyang warns of 'self-defense'

May 29, 09 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has fired yet another short-range missile off its east coast, according to reports from a South Korean news agency. Although unconfirmed, the launch would be the sixth missile that the North has test-fired since its surprise nuclear test on Monday. Today Pyongyang warned it would take "self-defense"... More »

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(Newser) - So much for international outrage. North Korea fired off yet another short-range missile tonight, reports South Korea's Yonhap news agency. The missile is the third launched by Pyongyang since its nuclear test yesterday. Analysts suspect the North is engaging in a bit of saber-rattling, possibly to keep US and South... More »

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ANALYSIS

North Korea's Real Aim May Be to Peddle Nukes to Others

Sale of weapons, info is true threat from secretive regime

May 26, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's nuclear test yesterday makes it no likelier that the rogue state will actually launch a weapon of mass destruction, argues AP analyst Robert Burns. What it does suggest is something perhaps even scarier: that the regime may facilitate the nuclear ambitions of other state actors or even... More »

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 N. Korea Fires 2 New Missiles 

Pyongyang defies international condemnation with fresh missile launch

May 26, 09 3:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea raised international tensions even higher today by test-firing two new missiles off its east coast, AP reports. The missiles—one ground-to-air and one ground-to-ship—had a range of some 80 miles, according to South Korean officials, who believe North Korea fired an additional three missiles after its nuclear... More »

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(AP) - The UN Security Council has condemned North Korea's nuclear test as a clear violation of its resolutions. The council said in a statement today that it will begin work immediately on a new legally binding resolution addressing North Korea's violations. More »

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(Newser) - North Korea’s nuclear test today has spurred speculation that the desperate regime is seeking to fortify itself in anticipation of a potentially problematic succession of leadership, the New York Times reports. Experts believe North Korea is hoping to shore up the confidence of its own people, rather than squeeze... More »

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UN Scrambles to Meet as World Slams N. Korea

US, Japan want to act, but China may block tough action

May 25, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's surprise nuclear test this morning drew protests in the South and threats from world governments to punish the regime with further sanctions. Barack Obama and Gordon Brown both condemned the blasts, and France said it would discuss "strengthening sanctions" at today's emergency Security Council meeting. Even China,... More »

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 North Korea 
 Conducts Nuke Test 

First test since 2006 draws international condemnation

May 25, 09 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea announced today it had successfully conducted its first nuclear test since 2006, catching the South and the US off guard and drawing a swift denunciation from Barack Obama. The underground test produced a 4.7-magnitude earthquake, but as with the previous test, it remains unclear whether the North... More »

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 Iran Claims to Launch 
 Long-Range Missile 

Ahmadinejad reports new test of arms that could reach Israel

May 20, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(AP) - Iran test-fired a new advanced missile today with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel and southeastern Europe, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims. The reported launch comes two days after Barack Obama said he would seek deeper international sanctions against Iran if it shunned US attempts to... More »

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 N. Korea Readies 
 Missile for Launch 

UN sanctions will derail disarmament talks: Pyongyang

Mar 25, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the date of a promised “satellite launch” nears, North Korea has placed a long-range ballistic missile on the launch pad used for earlier test firings, Reuters reports. South Korea, Japan, and the US plan to seek UN sanctions if the nuclear power goes forward with what analysts believe... More »

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  N. Korea Readies 
 Test Launch Missiles 

UN monitoring halted, disarmament pact nearing collapse

Oct 9, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea sent 10 missiles to test-launch sites off the Yellow Sea today and halted UN monitoring of its nuclear complex, Reuters reports, in the latest hardline signal from the Communist regime as it flirts with scrapping a nuclear disarmament deal. Meanwhile, Pyongyang tested two ship-to-ship missiles in the West... More »

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