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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 Monday's test was more powerful than an earlier one in October 2006. It did not specify the location of the latest test. | The agency says Monday's test was more powerful than an earlier one in October 2006. It did not specify the location of the latest test. |
| The news confirms earlier reports by officials in South Korea. | The news confirms earlier reports by officials in South Korea. |
| South Korea's president immediately convened an emergency security meeting and Japan is setting up a task force in the prime minister's office. | |
| Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Tokyo would respond to the test "in a responsible fashion" at the UN, without giving further details. | Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Tokyo would respond to the test "in a responsible fashion" at the UN, without giving further details. |
| South Korea has set up a "crisis management" team of officers at general-level. | South Korea has set up a "crisis management" team of officers at general-level. |
| In Washington, a state department spokesman said the US government said it was checking the report, "but we're not able to confirm at this time". | In Washington, a state department spokesman said the US government said it was checking the report, "but we're not able to confirm at this time". |
| The European Union has said that the development is "very worrying". | The European Union has said that the development is "very worrying". |
| South Korea's stock market fell 4% on the news, over fears that regional tensions would rise. | South Korea's stock market fell 4% on the news, over fears that regional tensions would rise. |
| 'Problems resolved' | 'Problems resolved' |
| NUCLEAR CRISIS Oct 2006 - North Korea conducts an underground nuclear testFeb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite25 May 2009 - North Korea conducts a second nuclear test Engage, appease, oppose? N Korea a problem for Obama Timeline: North Korea | NUCLEAR CRISIS Oct 2006 - North Korea conducts an underground nuclear testFeb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite25 May 2009 - North Korea conducts a second nuclear test Engage, appease, oppose? N Korea a problem for Obama Timeline: North Korea |
| On Monday, the KCNA report said that North Korea's test was "aimed at strengthening its self-defence nuclear deterrent in every way". | On Monday, the KCNA report said that North Korea's test was "aimed at strengthening its self-defence nuclear deterrent in every way". |
| "The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control." | "The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control." |
| It said the results resolved "scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology". | It said the results resolved "scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology". |
| The report gave no details of the location of the test. | The report gave no details of the location of the test. |
| However, South Korean officials said a seismic tremor was detected in the north-eastern part around the town of Kilju - the site of North Korea's first nuclear test. | However, South Korean officials said a seismic tremor was detected in the north-eastern part around the town of Kilju - the site of North Korea's first nuclear test. |
| Both South Korea's and the US geological agencies said the tremor on Monday morning indicated a nuclear explosion. | Both South Korea's and the US geological agencies said the tremor on Monday morning indicated a nuclear explosion. |
| The US Geological Survey said the 4.7-magnitude quake was detected at 0054 GMT. | The US Geological Survey said the 4.7-magnitude quake was detected at 0054 GMT. |
| Last month, Pyongyang pulled out of six-party talks on its nuclear programme, in protest against international condemnation of its test-firing of a rocket. | Last month, Pyongyang pulled out of six-party talks on its nuclear programme, in protest against international condemnation of its test-firing of a rocket. |
| The UN Security Council adopted a statement calling on North Korea to comply with a 2006 resolution banning missile tests. | The UN Security Council adopted a statement calling on North Korea to comply with a 2006 resolution banning missile tests. |
| Pyongyang says its rocket carried a satellite, but several nations viewed it as cover for a missile test. | Pyongyang says its rocket carried a satellite, but several nations viewed it as cover for a missile test. |
| The six-party talks - involving the US, China, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas - have stalled over the failure of Pyongyang to verify the shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear plant. | The six-party talks - involving the US, China, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas - have stalled over the failure of Pyongyang to verify the shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear plant. |
| North Korea agreed to dismantle the facility as part of an aid-for-disarmament deal and, in response, the US removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist. | North Korea agreed to dismantle the facility as part of an aid-for-disarmament deal and, in response, the US removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist. |