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2009/05/25 12:23 KST
“(LEAD) N. Korea confirms 2nd nuclear test:
By Kim Hyun
SNIPPET: “SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) — North Korea confirmed that it has “successfully” conducted its second nuclear test on Monday, following a warning of retaliation it issued last month after the U.N.’s condemnation of its rocket launch.
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of measures to bolster its nuclear deterrent for self-defence,” the official Korean Central News Agency said.”
SNIPPET: “The North said the second test was conducted “on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control.”
The results of the test “helped satisfactorily settle the scientific and technological problems,” it said, “further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.”
Seoul’s Korea Meteorological Administration said it has detected an artificial earthquake at 9:54 a.m. with a 4.5 magnitude. In the previous test, the detected magnitude was 3.6, according to Yoo Yong-gu, an earthquaker detector at the agency.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257609/posts?page=21#21
Red circle at N. Korea indicates 4.7 mag.
21 posted on May 24, 2009 9:08:54 PM PDT by uptoolate (Shhh. If you listen real hard, God is speaking to America.)
Bit of an UPDATE:
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2009/05/25 14:10 KST
“(2nd LD) N. Korea confirms second nuclear test”
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) —
SNIPPET: “According to the Seoul-based Korea Meteorological Administration, artificial seismic waves were detected at 9:54 a.m. and their origin was 10-15 km away from the previous test site near the town of Kilju, in the country’s northeast province of North Hamgyong.
The waves had a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter Scale, compared to the previous 3.6, the agency said. The North said the second test was “higher” in terms of its explosive power and technology.
Analysts have said the previous test was a relatively small one with an explosive force of less than one kiloton.
The test results “helped satisfactorily settle the scientific and technological problems ... further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology,” the report said.”
SNIPPET: “Yang also said North Korea appears to be expecting increased internal military unity as a result of the nuclear test.”