Reports of North Korea conducting a second nuclear test Monday have caused predictable alarm bells to ring in Washington, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and around the world. (CNN) — Reports of North Korea conducting a second nuclear test Monday have caused predictable alarm bells to ring in Washington, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and around the world.
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North Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea fired two short-range missiles from its east coast Tuesday — a day after conducting a nuclear test — South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing a South Korean official.
Obama: North Korean nuclear test ‘a grave threat’
President Obama castigated the North Korean government Monday for conducting a second nuclear bomb test in defiance of multiple international warnings. North Korea’s actions “pose a grave threat to the peace and stability of the world,” Obama said at the White House.
World outraged by North Korea’s latest nuke test
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North Korea’s reported nuclear test no surprise, Mullen says
North Korea’s reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S.
North Korean Nuke Test: What Good Is Diplomacy?
Even before the mystifying Kim Jong Il took power in 1993, the outside world has tried mightily to figure out how the North Korean regime works. Spy satellites are trained on suspected nuclear sites 24 hours a day.
Former President’s Suicide Causes Political Fallout for South Korea’s Lee Myung Bak
Ever since Lee Myung Bak became president of South Korea in 2008, he has been bombarded by a series of crises. Weeks after Lee’s inauguration, tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Seoul over his decision to allow imports of U.S
Timeline: N. Korea nuclear dispute
Below is a chronology of the development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Five nations — the United States, South Korea, Russia, China and Japan — are applying pressure on Pyongyang to get the secretive nation to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions
Earthquake shakes North Korea
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit northern North Korea on Monday, the U.S.
U.S. tries again on North Korean nuclear talks
The United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails.