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North Korea Threatens Third Nuclear Test

IN THIS ISSUE: N. Korea threatens third nuclear test, Scottish independence may impact U.S. Trident, India inducts new Russian-built nuclear sub, TEPCO says radioactive fluids may have leaked into ocean, Iran balks at holding nuclear talks in Turkey, Roger C. Molander dies at 71.

Published on April 5, 2012
 

North Korea Threatens Third Nuclear Test After Rocket Launch

Kim Yoon-mi | Korea Herald

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North Korea hinted on Wednesday that it could conduct a third nuclear test if the U.S. and its allies put additional sanctions on the North over its planned rocket launch in mid-April.

The U.S. and its allies have raised concerns that the North's planned rocket launch to put a satellite into orbit in mid-April could be a precursor to a third nuclear test. The North launched a missile in April 2009 and conducted a second nuclear test in May.

The U.S. and Japanese governments renewed their warning to North Korea to drop its plan to launch a satellite. The U.S. and its allies see the plan as a pretext to test a long-range ballistic missile.     Full Article



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