The diplomats were taken to a dam construction site where they saw excavation work. (Think they'd really take them to a nuclear test site or location where a rocket fuel/munitions explosion may have occured) Didn't see anything really to account for all the bruhaha. See my past summaries (accessable at the first part of this thread complements of nwctx). In all, it is a pretty screwed up situation. All the 'evidence' has not panned out, but the North must of been up to something.
SEPT 22, 2004
Fears of nuclear test by North Korea rise
Recent blast creates suspicion that Pyongyang may raise the stakes by holding a nuclear test before the US presidential election on Nov 2
By Joo Sang Min
SEOUL - A mysterious explosion in North Korea's remote north-east has sparked fears that the region could be in for an 'October surprise' before the US presidential election in November.
Although the North said the blast was part of demolition work for a hydroelectric project and even led a group of foreign diplomats to the site to prove its case, the incident has led to suspicions that Pyongyang could raise the stakes next month in a bid to gain more concessions from Washington.
North Korea and the United States are the main protagonists in the long-running nuclear crisis.
Three rounds of six-party talks have yielded no progress and a fourth round is not likely - at least before the Nov 2 ballot in the US.
Fears of a nuclear weapons test by the North first arose after a South Korean opposition lawmaker, who attended the US Republican convention this month, said US officials had told him of a possible North Korean nuclear test next month. (snipped)
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/eyeoneastasia/story/0,4395,273958,00.html