A map of North Korea shows the epicenter of a 4.7 magnitude earthquake believed to have occurred as a result of the nuclear test
North Korea said on Monday it had staged a "successful" underground nuclear weapons test which was more powerful than its previous test of an atomic bomb almost three years ago.
The North "successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians", the Korean Central News Agency said.
"The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control," it said.
The results resolved "scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.
" The brief report gave no details of the location of the test. South Korean officials said a tremor was detected around the northeastern town of Kilju, near where the first test was conducted in October 2006.
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called an emergency National Security Council meeting for Monday afternoon, while the Japanese government set up a crisis management office with Prime Minister Taro Aso ordering ministers to gather information related to the nuclear test.
Courtesy:Canberra Times
The North "successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians", the Korean Central News Agency said.
"The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control," it said.
The results resolved "scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.
" The brief report gave no details of the location of the test. South Korean officials said a tremor was detected around the northeastern town of Kilju, near where the first test was conducted in October 2006.
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called an emergency National Security Council meeting for Monday afternoon, while the Japanese government set up a crisis management office with Prime Minister Taro Aso ordering ministers to gather information related to the nuclear test.
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