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| US confirms N Korea nuclear test | US confirms N Korea nuclear test |
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| Air samples from North Korea confirm that a nuclear explosion was carried out a week ago, US intelligence officials say. | Air samples from North Korea confirm that a nuclear explosion was carried out a week ago, US intelligence officials say. |
| Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said the findings came after analysis of radioactive debris detected at the site of the test. | |
| "The explosion yield was less than a kiloton," his statement said. | |
| The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to impose sanctions against Pyongyang in response to the test. | The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to impose sanctions against Pyongyang in response to the test. |
| The sanctions, agreed on Saturday after lengthy negotiations, target Pyongyang's weapons and missile programmes, as well as luxury goods. | |
| The air samples were collected by a military aircraft on 11 October, two days after Pyongyang announced it had successfully carried out a test. | |
| The size of the explosion - less than a 10th of the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 - had led to doubts over the veracity of the claim. |