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/begin my summary N. Korea Digging Several Tunnels at Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site At least 2 or 3 of them. L-shaped tunnels. Digging several of them to find the best one for the test. Clear indication of conducting 3rd nuclear test. /end my summary

/begin my translation N. Korea: Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Being Restored Smoke detected at various locations around the nuclear test site There are indications that N. Korea is restoring the nuclear test site at Punggye-ri, Kilju, where they conducted the test two years ago, prompting intelligence authorities to pay close watch on the development. A government source said on Oct. 1, "We recently detected smoke coming out of various locations around Punggye-ri nuclear test site. We are closely monitoring to determine if N. Korea is trying to restore the test site." He said, "Specifically, we suspect that the smoke we...

North Korea is expected to conduct a second nuclear weapons test, said General B. B. Bell, head of US forces in South Korea. 'I think we can expect further tests as part of its program to develop very provocative weapons,' Bell told a press conference.

/begin my translation S. Korean Intelligence, "Unusual movements at Pung-gye-ri, too" [Yonhap News 2006-10-09 19:15] Head of S. Korean Intelligence, "Additional nuclear tests are certainly possible" (Seoul = Yonhap News) Kim Nam-kwon, Lee Seung-woo = S. Korean government is busy analyzing signs of unusual movements in the afternoon of Oct. 9 at Pung-gye-ri, Gilju County, a different place from Munsudan-ri, Hwadae County, N. Hamkyong Province, where today's nuclear test occurred. Kim Seung-kyu, Head of S. Korean Intelligence, attended the full session of Intelligence Committee of National Assembly this afternoon. When someone asked, "Have you pinpointed the N. Korean nuclear test...