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Tunnel Collapse May Have Killed 200 After N Korea Nuclear Test: Report
About 100 workers at the Punggye-ri nuclear site were affected by the initial collapse, which took place around September 10, according to reports.
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North Korea Nuclear Test Site May Be A 'Tired Mountain': Report
North Korea's nuclear test site may be suffering from the geological condition "Tired Mountain Syndrome" following the latest in a series of atomic blasts, but it is unlikely to be abandoned, an expert website said Wednesday.
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China 'Strongly Condemns' North Korea's Nuclear Test
China strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday, slamming Pyongyang for ignoring international condemnation of its atomic weapons programme.
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New 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Detected In North Korea Due To 'Cave In': China
A second earthquake due to a "cave in" has been detected near North Korea's nuclear test site, the China Earthquake Network Center said Sunday, minutes after a major explosion recorded by US experts indicated a sixth atomic test.
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North Korea Could Cross ICBM Threshold Next Year, US Officials Warn In New Assessment
North Korea will be able to field a reliable, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile as early as next year, U.S. officials have concluded in a confidential assessment that dramatically shrinks the timeline for when Pyongyang could strike North American cities with atomic weapons.
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Preparations In 'Final Stages' For North Korea Nuclear Test: Report
A surge in activity at North Korea's atomic test site suggests preparations for a fifth nuclear test are in their final stages, possibly before a key political event in early May, South Korean media reported today.
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US Not In Talks On Restoring Nuclear Arms To South Korea: Official
Washington and Seoul are not discussing the restoration of nuclear weapons to South Korea after last week's atomic test by North Korea, a U.S. official said on Monday, saying this could spark a regional arms race.
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US May Send Strategic Assets, But Not Warheads, To South Korea
The United States and South Korea are discussing deploying more U.S. "strategic assets" to the region after North Korea's atomic test last week but not restoring U.S. nuclear arms to the South, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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Kim Jong Un Calls For Better Bombs As Korean Tensions Remain High
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his scientists to do more to boost the country's arsenal after the regime conducted its fourth nuclear test last week in defiance of neighbors including China and South Korea.
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US B-52 Bomber Flies Over South As Koreas Slide Into Cold War Standoff
A powerful US B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea today, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.
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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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Behind North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Programme: A Geriatric Trio
The godfathers of North Korea's nuclear weapons programme were an elderly trio: a nuclear physicist, a military general, and a broker with contacts in Pakistan.
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North Korea's Nuclear Mistake Shouldn't Pay Off
North Korea's fourth nuclear test is an abrupt reminder that for Kim Jong Un, the costs of developing an atomic arsenal don't yet outweigh its benefits. Fortunately, the rest of the world has never been in a better position to show him that his math is incorrect.
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Will We Ever Know If North Korea Detonated An H-Bomb?
It was, North Korea insists, a successful test of the "H-bomb of justice." "One's destiny should be defended," Pyongyang declared in a statement issued shortly after the Wednesday blast, saying it had "proudly joined the advanced ranks of nuclear weapons states."
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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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Tunnel Collapse May Have Killed 200 After N Korea Nuclear Test: Report
About 100 workers at the Punggye-ri nuclear site were affected by the initial collapse, which took place around September 10, according to reports.
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North Korea Nuclear Test Site May Be A 'Tired Mountain': Report
North Korea's nuclear test site may be suffering from the geological condition "Tired Mountain Syndrome" following the latest in a series of atomic blasts, but it is unlikely to be abandoned, an expert website said Wednesday.
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China 'Strongly Condemns' North Korea's Nuclear Test
China strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday, slamming Pyongyang for ignoring international condemnation of its atomic weapons programme.
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New 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Detected In North Korea Due To 'Cave In': China
A second earthquake due to a "cave in" has been detected near North Korea's nuclear test site, the China Earthquake Network Center said Sunday, minutes after a major explosion recorded by US experts indicated a sixth atomic test.
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North Korea Could Cross ICBM Threshold Next Year, US Officials Warn In New Assessment
North Korea will be able to field a reliable, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile as early as next year, U.S. officials have concluded in a confidential assessment that dramatically shrinks the timeline for when Pyongyang could strike North American cities with atomic weapons.
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Preparations In 'Final Stages' For North Korea Nuclear Test: Report
A surge in activity at North Korea's atomic test site suggests preparations for a fifth nuclear test are in their final stages, possibly before a key political event in early May, South Korean media reported today.
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US Not In Talks On Restoring Nuclear Arms To South Korea: Official
Washington and Seoul are not discussing the restoration of nuclear weapons to South Korea after last week's atomic test by North Korea, a U.S. official said on Monday, saying this could spark a regional arms race.
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US May Send Strategic Assets, But Not Warheads, To South Korea
The United States and South Korea are discussing deploying more U.S. "strategic assets" to the region after North Korea's atomic test last week but not restoring U.S. nuclear arms to the South, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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Kim Jong Un Calls For Better Bombs As Korean Tensions Remain High
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his scientists to do more to boost the country's arsenal after the regime conducted its fourth nuclear test last week in defiance of neighbors including China and South Korea.
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US B-52 Bomber Flies Over South As Koreas Slide Into Cold War Standoff
A powerful US B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea today, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.
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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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Behind North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Programme: A Geriatric Trio
The godfathers of North Korea's nuclear weapons programme were an elderly trio: a nuclear physicist, a military general, and a broker with contacts in Pakistan.
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North Korea's Nuclear Mistake Shouldn't Pay Off
North Korea's fourth nuclear test is an abrupt reminder that for Kim Jong Un, the costs of developing an atomic arsenal don't yet outweigh its benefits. Fortunately, the rest of the world has never been in a better position to show him that his math is incorrect.
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Will We Ever Know If North Korea Detonated An H-Bomb?
It was, North Korea insists, a successful test of the "H-bomb of justice." "One's destiny should be defended," Pyongyang declared in a statement issued shortly after the Wednesday blast, saying it had "proudly joined the advanced ranks of nuclear weapons states."
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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.
