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"Last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov inspected the Northern Nuclear Testing Site on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. " Ivanov visited the town of Belushya, where experts responsible for testing nuclear weapons live. News agencies covering his trip noted some major changes there.

<p>MERCURY, Nev. (AP) — Authorities shot and killed a man who entered a secured federal site north of Las Vegas where the government used to test nuclear bombs.</p> <p>A spokesman for the National Nuclear Security Administration says the man failed to stop at the security gate on Monday at the Nevada National Security Site. Darwin Morgan says the man drove for about 8 miles before he parked, got out of his car and approached security officials.</p>

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake has been detected in North Korea. The earthquake occurred about 50km (31 miles) from a nuclear test site, monitors say. Previous quakes were caused by weapon tests. Chinese seismologists said it was a "suspected explosion" but South Korea says that it could be a natural quake not caused by a nuclear test. The US Geological Survey (USGS), meanwhile, said it could not yet make a judgment as to the cause. North Korea carried out a massive nuclear test on 3 September which was widely condemned at the UN. The size of Saturday's tremor is smaller than...

Take a 3D tour of North Korea’s nuclear test site, thanks to open source intelligence Experts suspect North Korea’s sixth nuclear test is coming soon by Rachel Becker Apr 15, 2017, 8:30am EDT Rumors have been flying around about the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test, thanks in part to activity at North Korea’s nuclear test site. If it is, this will be the sixth known nuclear test in 11 years — and a clear sign that North Korean arms development is continuing. Now, because it’s hard to get information in or out of North Korea, it’s not clear...

/begin my summary The Possible Test Date case 1: within a week (U.S. intelligence estimate, according to the paper)     candidate:     Oct 8, the anniversary of Kim Jong-il ascending to General Secretary     Oct 9, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo visits S. Korea     Oct 10, the anniversary of N. Korea's ruling Worker's Party's founding case 2: before Nov. 7 but after the dates in case 1)      N. Korea tries to influence U.S. mid-term election in both case 1) and 2)      case 1) is obviously more dramatic. case 3: a later date      it can be postponed if U.S. gives satisfactory...