While Obama sleeps...NKorea confirms 3rd nuclear test

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February 12, 2013

While Obama sleeps...NKorea confirms 3rd nuclear test
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The AP reports:

North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States.

North Korea made clear that the explosion of its third atomic device - which it claimed was smaller than the ones in its previous two tests - was a warning to what it considers a hostile United States. Its actions drew immediate condemnation from Washington, the U.N. and others. Even its only major ally, China, voiced opposition.

"The test was conducted in a safe and perfect way on a high level, with the use of a smaller and light A-bomb, unlike the previous ones, yet with great explosive power," North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said.

02/12/13 5:31 AM

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