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Seoul, South Korea (AFP)—South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday confirmed a flurry of intelligence reports suggesting that North Korea is readying to conduct a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tightened United Nations sanctions. “Signs that it is preparing a fifth nuclear test have recently been detected,” Park told a cabinet meeting. Her remarks followed South Korean media reports in which unnamed government and intelligence officials spoke of a spike in activity at the […]
South Koreans expressed concerns on Wednesday (January 6) after North Korea’s nuclear test. North Korea’s state TV on Wednesday announced the reclusive country had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. One Seoul resident said he was worried about North Korea’s claim that it had used a hydrogen bomb for its fourth nuclear test. “I hear this is the first time it has ever used a hydrogen bomb for its nuclear test […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye headed a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Wednesday (January 6) in Seoul, after North Korea said it had successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device. “So now, our government has to take decisive measures against any additional provocations by North Korea and work with the international community to make sure the isolated country pays the price for its latest nuclear test,” Park said during the meeting. “This nuclear test is […]
Jolts caused by the hydrogen bomb test of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Wednesday morning were strongly felt in northeast China areas that border the DPRK. The quakes cracked the playground at a high school in Yanji City of northeast China’s Jilin Province. Residents and students in relevant areas were evacuated after the quakes were felt. Monitoring cameras placed at expressway sections in Jilin also recorded quakes caused by the hydrogen bomb test. The […]
South Korea said on Wednesday (January 6) it would take all possible measures, including possible United Nations sanctions, to ensure Pyongyang pays the price after its fourth nuclear test. “Our government strongly condemns North Korea ignoring repeated warnings from us and the international community and pushing ahead with the fourth nuclear test, which clearly violated the U.N. resolutions,” Cho Tae-yong, a senior security official at the South Korean presidential office said. “We will take all […]
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Wednesday (January 6) that seismic waves emanating from North Korea looked similar to those detected after Pyongyang’s previous nuclear tests. “Looking at the results, and of course I’m talking about the seismic data, I don’t think there’s a big difference between the past three shakes,” JMA’s Yohei Hasegawa said during a news conference. North Korea’s state TV on Wednesday announced the reclusive country had successfully conducted a test of […]
Japan is to convene a security council meeting following an apparent North Korean earthquake earlier on Wednesday (January 6) its suspects was a nuclear test. “According to the Meteorological Agency this earthquake is not a naturally occurring earthquake. The Japanese government, based on past examples, we believe there is a possibility that this is a nuclear test by North Korea. We have therefore convened the relevant ministries to a gather for an emergency strategy meeting […]
