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AP Source: NKorea May Be Prepping New Nuclear Test
AP Report | June 11, 2009
Posted on June 11, 2009 6:10:24 PM PDT by Steelfish

AP Source: NKorea May Be Prepping New Nuclear Test

Published: June 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test, a show of defiance as the United Nations considers new sanctions on the dictatorship for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May, according to a U.S. government official.

North Korea conducted an underground explosion on May 25, its first since a 2006 atomic test. The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the unreleased information, would not provide details regarding the assessment.

A draft U.N. resolution proposed Wednesday would impose tough sanctions on North Korea’s weapons exports and financial dealings and allow inspections of suspect cargo in ports and on the high seas. North Korea has threatened to retaliate if new sanctions are adopted.

North Korea already is a pariah to many countries and has been under tough economic sanctions for years. Last month’s reported test defied a Security Council resolution adopted after the North’s first underground atomic blast in October 2006.

The White House National Security Council would not comment on the assessment of a possible third nuclear test in the works.

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N. Korea says it will see any U.N. embargo as ‘act of war’
Associated Press ^ | June 13, 2009
Posted on June 12, 2009 11:50:38 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

BEIJING, June 13 (AP) - (Kyodo)- North Korea adopted a belligerent stance Saturday toward a U.N. resolution overnight in New York calling for increased sanctions against the country after its most recent nuclear arms test.

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