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[State Dept] ‘gravely concerned’ by NKorea nuclear test claim
AFP/Breitbart ^ | 5.25.09
Posted on May 24, 2009 10:45:32 PM PDT by libh8er
The United States is “gravely concerned” by North Korea’s claim that it had conducted a new underground nuclear test...
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N. Korea couples nuclear blast with missile launch: source
Yonhap News ^ | 05/25/09 | Sam Kim
Posted on May 24, 2009 11:19:39 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
N. Korea couples nuclear blast with missile launch: source
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) — North Korea appears to have test-fired a short-range missile Monday on its east coast after it conducted its second nuclear test, a South Korean source said.
The missile, with an estimated range of 130 kilometers, was fired from the coastal site where North Korea launched its long-range rocket on April 5, the source said.
The latest launch comes as tension peaks on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea claimed it succeeded in detonating a more powerful nuclear device in its northeastern region.
“The U.S. and South Korean authorities are working together to assess the missile launch,” the source said.
North Korea conducted its first nuclear test in October 2006.