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North Korea plans high-level nuclear test ‘aimed at the U.S.’
North Korea said on Thursday it planned to carry out a nuclear test aimed at its “arch-enemy” the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no timeframe. “We do not hide that the various satellites and long-range rockets we will continue to launch, as well as the…
U.S. think-tank says N.Korea is nuclear test-ready
North Korea has repaired extensive rain damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a detonation on two weeks notice, a US think-tank said on Friday, citing satellite imagery analysis. With the UN Security Council debating possible sanctions against the North following the launch earlier this month of a…
Pictures show North Korea rocket launch upgrade
WASHINGTON — North Korea has undertaken a major upgrade of a launch pad that could pave the way for longer-range missiles, a research group said Tuesday, amid mounting concern over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. Satellite images show that North Korea has made “rapid progress” in the past year at its Musudan-ri…
North Korea ‘ready for third nuclear test’
North Korea has apparently finished preparations for a third nuclear test and is awaiting a political decision to go ahead, a South Korean nuclear expert said Wednesday. The expert also said the communist state is likely to use highly enriched uranium (HEU) for any test, and may have produced enough…
North Korea vows retaliation over rocket
North Korea has warned of retaliation after the US scrapped food aid over its rocket launch, raising fears of a new nuclear test, asChina reportedly suspended a refugee deal with its wayward ally. In a defiant statement late Tuesday, the nuclear-armed North said it was no longer bound by a bilateral agreement to…
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