Monday, May 02, 2005

North Korea may be Close to an Underground Nuclear Test

i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - North Korea may be Close to an Underground Nuclear Test: "i-Newswire, 2005-05-01 -
Diplomats said Saturday that North Korea is getting close to testing an underground nuclear device. Combining satellite imagery and intelligence they have concluded that such a test may be imminent.

South Korean officials said Pyongyang had recently shut down a reactor to possibly gather plutonium fuel that could be used in a nuclear test.


North Korea is believed to have already developed one or more nuclear weapons, and has missiles capable of reaching U.S. soil.

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