Posted by: zanshin, 2009-05-24 11:44

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Date: 2009-05-25 (Monday)
North Korea conducted underground nuclear test
Te Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said
the test was "part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defence in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians.
[...]
The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control and the results of the test helped satisfactorily settle the scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology,"
-- According to a statement released by the official news agency KCNA






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