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North Korea Defies Predictions - Again - With Early Grasp Of Weapons Milestone
The device that shook the mountains over the Punggye-ri test site on Sunday represented a quantum leap for North Korea's nuclear capability, producing an explosion at least five times greater than the country's previous tests and easily powerful enough to devastate a large city.
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In Latest Test, North Korea Detonates Its Most Powerful Nuclear Device Yet
North Korea sharply raised the stakes in its stand-off with the rest of the world Sunday, detonating a powerful nuclear device that it claimed was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States.
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South Korea, China Defence Officials Discuss North Korea Nuclear Test
South Korean and Chinese defence ministry officials discussed North Korea's latest nuclear test today, as pressure intensified on Beijing to take a tougher line with ally Pyongyang.
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NATO Cannot Limit Missile Defences To Please Russia, US Says
NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defences because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
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Bomb Test 'Self-Defensive Step' Against 'Hostile' US Policy: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a US threat of nuclear war and had a sovereign right to do so without being criticised, state news agency KCNA reported today.
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What Do We Know About Kim Jong Un? Very Little. That Makes This Guy An Expert.
Kenji Fujimoto came prepared with a page of handwritten notes about North Korea's nuclear test the previous day. His conclusion: Kim Jong Un's top priority is to improve the economy, so he needed to advertise his country's technology to potential customers like Iran.
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North Korea Nuke Test Brings Pak's Proliferation Record In Focus
Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.
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South Korea Seeks US Strategic Weapons After North's Nuclear Test
South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said today, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
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South Korea In Talks With Washington To Deploy Strategic Assets
South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said, a day after North Korea said it tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
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US, South Korea Pledge 'Most Powerful' Sanctions On North Korea
The US and South Korean presidents vowed today to impose the "most powerful and comprehensive" sanctions on North Korea after its globally condemned fourth nuclear test.
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China Helpless To Curb North Korea Nuke Ambitions: Experts
China is unlikely to take strong action in response to North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb, according to experts who say Beijing prefers the devil it knows to the uncertainty that could follow a confrontation.
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Japan Planes Deployed To Collect Radioactive Material
Japan's defence ministry today deployed three planes to collect possible radioactive material following North Korea's claimed hydrogen bomb test, officials said.
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China 'Firmly Opposes' North Korean Nuclear Test: Beijing
China, North Korea's key diplomatic protector, said today it "firmly opposes" Pyongyang's nuclear test, adding it was carried out "irrespective of the international community's opposition".
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North Korea Hydrogen Bomb Test 'Grave Challenge' And 'Serious Threat': Japan's Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned North Korea's announcement that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test today, calling it a "serious threat" to Japan and a "grave challenge" to nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
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White House Vows Appropriate Response To North Korea 'Provocations'
The United States slammed North Korea's "provocations" and vowed to respond appropriately while stressing it could not confirm the hermit state's claims that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test.
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North Korea Defies Predictions - Again - With Early Grasp Of Weapons Milestone
The device that shook the mountains over the Punggye-ri test site on Sunday represented a quantum leap for North Korea's nuclear capability, producing an explosion at least five times greater than the country's previous tests and easily powerful enough to devastate a large city.
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In Latest Test, North Korea Detonates Its Most Powerful Nuclear Device Yet
North Korea sharply raised the stakes in its stand-off with the rest of the world Sunday, detonating a powerful nuclear device that it claimed was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States.
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South Korea, China Defence Officials Discuss North Korea Nuclear Test
South Korean and Chinese defence ministry officials discussed North Korea's latest nuclear test today, as pressure intensified on Beijing to take a tougher line with ally Pyongyang.
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NATO Cannot Limit Missile Defences To Please Russia, US Says
NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defences because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
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Bomb Test 'Self-Defensive Step' Against 'Hostile' US Policy: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a US threat of nuclear war and had a sovereign right to do so without being criticised, state news agency KCNA reported today.
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What Do We Know About Kim Jong Un? Very Little. That Makes This Guy An Expert.
Kenji Fujimoto came prepared with a page of handwritten notes about North Korea's nuclear test the previous day. His conclusion: Kim Jong Un's top priority is to improve the economy, so he needed to advertise his country's technology to potential customers like Iran.
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North Korea Nuke Test Brings Pak's Proliferation Record In Focus
Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.
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South Korea Seeks US Strategic Weapons After North's Nuclear Test
South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said today, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
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South Korea In Talks With Washington To Deploy Strategic Assets
South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South Korean military official said, a day after North Korea said it tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
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US, South Korea Pledge 'Most Powerful' Sanctions On North Korea
The US and South Korean presidents vowed today to impose the "most powerful and comprehensive" sanctions on North Korea after its globally condemned fourth nuclear test.
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China Helpless To Curb North Korea Nuke Ambitions: Experts
China is unlikely to take strong action in response to North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb, according to experts who say Beijing prefers the devil it knows to the uncertainty that could follow a confrontation.
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Japan Planes Deployed To Collect Radioactive Material
Japan's defence ministry today deployed three planes to collect possible radioactive material following North Korea's claimed hydrogen bomb test, officials said.
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China 'Firmly Opposes' North Korean Nuclear Test: Beijing
China, North Korea's key diplomatic protector, said today it "firmly opposes" Pyongyang's nuclear test, adding it was carried out "irrespective of the international community's opposition".
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North Korea Hydrogen Bomb Test 'Grave Challenge' And 'Serious Threat': Japan's Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned North Korea's announcement that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test today, calling it a "serious threat" to Japan and a "grave challenge" to nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
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White House Vows Appropriate Response To North Korea 'Provocations'
The United States slammed North Korea's "provocations" and vowed to respond appropriately while stressing it could not confirm the hermit state's claims that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test.
