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February 12, 2013 – NORTH KOREA – President Obama called North Korea’s latest nuclear test “a highly provocative act” that undermines regional stability and threatens international peace. North Korea announced earlier today that it successfully tested a miniaturized nuclear device underground, according to state media. Official state media said the test was conducted in a safe manner and is aimed at coping with “outrageous’ U.S. hostility that “violently” undermines the North’s peaceful, sovereign rights to launch satellites. Unlike previous tests, North Korea used a powerful explosive nuclear bomb that is smaller and lighter, state media reported. North Korea kept up its belligerent talk today, vowing more provocative actions.
If the U.S. “makes this situation complex in hostility, we will come up with second and third reactions,” North Korea said in a statement. The regime blamed the nuclear test on the United States. “Originally we didn’t have to test the nuclear bomb and we didn’t plan to,’ the statement said. “The major purpose of this test is to show our anger to the hostile actions of the U.S. and show off our will and capability to protect our sovereign right to the end.” The statement lashed out at the U.S.-led sanctions as well as the search of North Korean ships that are suspected of exporting illegal arms. “We will consider the search of our ships and other sanctions by the international community as an act of war
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2013-02-12 09:17:04