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/begin my excerpts Exclusive: N. Korea Preparing for 2nd Nuclear Test Japanese paper reports quoting IAEA inspector expelled from N. Korea El Baradei: N. Korea should be regarded as a nuclear power. 2009/04/21 Sekai Nippo of Japan reported on Apr. 20 in its dispatch from Vienna, Austria, that N. Korea is preparing for the second nuclear test quoting an IAEA inspector. According to the report, the inspector, who wants to remain anonymous, said, "This is the conclusion based on latest information obtained from monitoring sealed nuclear facilities in Yongbyon, N. Korea. It is certain that Pyongyang quietly started preparation for...

N.Korea eyes 2nd test if dispute not resolved By Benjamin Kang Lim Wed Jan 31, 11:51 AM ET North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial row with Washington is not settled, a source said on Wednesday as the latest talks wound up with no signs of a breakthrough. U.S. Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Daniel Glaser, after meeting North Korean officials in Beijing on the financial dispute, described discussions as "painstaking." The U.S. Treasury has accused North Korea of using Macau's Banco Delta Asia to launder earnings from counterfeit U.S. dollars and drug...