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      North Korea Claims Nuclear Test

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      The South Korean government informed officials in Washington that an explosion occurred at 10:36 a.m. local time. Minutes later, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency announced the test, calling it "a historical event that has brought our military and our people huge joy." Chinese officials released a statement simultaneously recognizing and condemning the test. U.S., South Korean and Japanese authorities said they were still reviewing intelligence data but had no reason to immediately doubt the veracity of the Pyongyang government's claim. Russia's defense minister said the reported test was equivalent to between 5,000 tons and 15,000 tons of TNT, the Associated Press reported.

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    • North Korea claims nuclear test

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      Good thing we invaded Iraq! South Korean intelligence officials said a seismic wave of magnitude-3.58 had been detected in North Hamkyung province, according to Yonhap. It said the test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. (9:36 p.m. EDT Sunday) in Hwaderi near Kilju city on the northeast coast, citing defense officials. North Korean scientists “successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions,” the KCNA report said, adding this was “a stirring time when all the people of the country are making a great leap forward in the building of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation.”

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    Damianmann comments on:

    U.S. intelligence statement: N. Korea radioactivity detected - CNN.com

    It took six days….while other countries had already confirmed the blast. We are way behind the 8 ball

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    12:14 pm 10/14/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    U.S. intelligence statement: N. Korea radioactivity detected - CNN.com

    This all begs the real question: Did our satellites detect gamma radiation from the blast? That’s how we did this during the Cold War.

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    7:30 am 10/14/06
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