S. Korean Defense Ministry Confirms DPRK Nuclear Ttest

[Purveyor]

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed that the DPRK has conducted a nuclear test, a local TV reported on Tuesday.

The confirmation came after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a potential sign that the country conducted its third nuclear test.

According to Yonhap, the earthquake was detected at 11:57 local time (0257 GMT) in the DPRK's Kilju County, North Hamkyung Province, where a nuclear test site is located.

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Magnitude 5.1 artificial quake detected in DPRK-Yonhap

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- S. Korean official said here Tuesday that there is "high possibility" of the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted nuclear test after detecting artificial magnitude 5.1 quake, Yonhap reported. Full story

Japan to hold security meeting on DPRK's artificial quake

TOKYO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan will immediately convene a security meeting after an "artificial quake" was detected in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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[jimlup]

1. Yiks...

So much for hoping for a kinder gentler Kim.

[davidpdx]

2. Yonhap would have been a much better sources as Xinha is a Chinese paper

and is going to carry a heavy bias.


NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) - South Korea requested the UN Security Council hold an emergency meeting at 11:00 pm (Seoul time) as North Korea is believed to have conducted a nuclear test, a Seoul diplomat said Tuesday. The UN Security Council meeting will be held at 9:00 am (New York time) on Tuesday, according to the diplomat South Korea is trying to verify whether North Korea has conducted a nuclear test after detecting an "artificial earthquake" near the North's nuclear test site earlier in the day A senior official at Seoul's foreign ministry said the government saw a "high possibility" that North Korea may have conducted an atomic test (END)


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