N. Korea 'will not rule out' a new nuclear test: KCNA

http://news.yahoo.com ^ | 12 hours ago

[gooblah]

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea said Sunday it "will not rule out" a new nuclear test as it defended its recent mid-range missile launch which triggered widespread international condemnation.

"(We) will not rule out a new form of a nuclear test aimed at strengthening our nuclear deterrence," Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the North's state-run KCNA news agency.

The country's latest mid-range missile launch -- which followed a series of rocket and short-range missile tests in recent weeks -- was condemned by the United Nations Security Council on Friday.

[familyop]

S. Korean Lawmaker, “Russia might have given N. Korea know-how of miniature nukes”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717327/posts
[And Russian-designed underground facility for avoiding detection of tests.]


North Korea Tests 'Super-EMP' Nuke
Newsmax ^ | Thursday, 16 Jun 2011 09:05 AM | Ken Timmerman
"North Korea’s nuclear tests have been dismissed as failures by some analysts because of their low explosive yield. But Dr. Pry believes they bore the “signature” of the Russian-designed “super-EMP” weapon, capable of emitting more gamma radiation than a 25-megaton nuclear weapon. "

[familyop]

Shortly after the Ukraine correction,...

As Ukraine tension flares, Russia test-fires ballistic missile
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3129501/posts

China Fields New Intermediate-Range Nuclear Missile (Gertz)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3129390/posts?page=6#6

N.Korea Fires Multiple Launch Rockets
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3129517/posts

[ExCTCitizen]

Meanwhile, Obama’s bracket busted. He picks champions like he governs, lousily.

[JoeFromSidney]

Maybe we ought to resume testing, too, if we haven't forgotten how. It's long past time to upgrade our arsenal.