North Korea's Nuclear Test Ready "Soon"

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North Korea's Nuclear Test Ready "Soon"

IN THIS ISSUE: North Korea's Nuclear Test Ready "Soon," Getting Iranian Oil Sanctions Right, After Agni-V Launch, DRDO's New Target is Anti-Satellite Weapons, U.S. Government Experts See Major Hurdles for European Missile Shield, California Nuclear Plant Not Expected to Close For Good, Edison Says, India Cracks Down on Firms For 'Illicit Trade in WMDs'

Published on April 24, 2012

In This Issue

North Korea's Nuclear Test Ready "Soon"
Reuters

Getting Iranian Oil Sanctions Right
National Interest

After Agni-V Launch, DRDO's New Target is Anti-Satellite Weapons
Times of India

U.S. Government Experts See Major Hurdles for European Missile Shield
Global Security Newswire

California Nuclear Plant Not Expected to Close For Good, Edison Says
Los Angeles Times

India Cracks Down on Firms For 'Illicit Trade in WMDs'
Daily Mail

North Korea's Nuclear Test Ready "Soon"

Benjamin Kang Lim | Reuters

North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, a senior source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing told Reuters, which will draw further international condemnation following a failed rocket launch if it goes ahead.

The isolated and impoverished state sacrificed the chance of closer ties with the United States when it launched the long-range rocket on April 13 and was censured by the U.N. Security Council, including the North's sole major ally, China.

Critics say the rocket launch was aimed at honing the North's ability to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States, a move that would dramatically increase its military and diplomatic heft.

Now the North appears to be about to carry out a third nuclear test after two in 2006 and 2009. "Soon. Preparations are almost complete," the source said when asked whether North Korea was planning to conduct a nuclear test. Full Article

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