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| North Korea conducts nuclear test | North Korea conducts nuclear test |
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| North Korea has staged a "successful" underground nuclear test, the state-run KCNA agency reports. | North Korea has staged a "successful" underground nuclear test, the state-run KCNA agency reports. |
| The agency says the test was "aimed at strengthening its [North Korea's] self-defence nuclear deterrent in every way". | The agency says the test was "aimed at strengthening its [North Korea's] self-defence nuclear deterrent in every way". |
| The news confirms earlier reports by South Korea's Yonhap news agency. | The news confirms earlier reports by South Korea's Yonhap news agency. |
| South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is reported to have convened an emergency security meeting. | South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is reported to have convened an emergency security meeting. |
| Yonhap quoted an unnamed official from South Korea's ruling party. | Yonhap quoted an unnamed official from South Korea's ruling party. |
| Both South Korea's and the US geological agency said they detected a seismic tremor early on Monday that indicated a nuclear explosion. | Both South Korea's and the US geological agency said they detected a seismic tremor early on Monday that indicated a nuclear explosion. |
| North Korea conducted its first nuclear test in October 2006. |