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N. Korean nuclear test site shows increased activity: Seoul
2014-04-22 13:56
Heightened activity has been
detected at North Korea's underground nuclear test site, indicating
possible preparations for another atomic test, a South Korean government
spokesman said Tuesday.
North Korea has been watched closely for signs of another nuclear test after it threatened last month to conduct a "new form" of test, which experts say could mean the use of a uranium-based device. North Korea's three previous nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 are believed to have used plutonium.
The increased activity could have greater repercussions as it comes ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's official two-day visit to Seoul that starts Friday.
"A lot of activity is currently being seen, so our forces are keeping in mind the possibility that North Korea may suddenly conduct a nuclear test in a short period of time, or as in previous cases, deceive us with what appears to be a nuclear test," Kim Min-seok, the spokesman for Seoul's defense ministry, said in a press briefing.
North Korea appears to be ready to carry out a nuclear test at any time if it wishes, and the communist nation has recently made remarks claiming to be preparing something "unimaginable" for its enemies and "something big" before April 30, the spokesman added.
A crisis management task force was set up between the defense ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday to prepare for any eventualities.
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap)
hague@yna.co.kr
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North Korea has been watched closely for signs of another nuclear test after it threatened last month to conduct a "new form" of test, which experts say could mean the use of a uranium-based device. North Korea's three previous nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 are believed to have used plutonium.
The increased activity could have greater repercussions as it comes ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's official two-day visit to Seoul that starts Friday.
"A lot of activity is currently being seen, so our forces are keeping in mind the possibility that North Korea may suddenly conduct a nuclear test in a short period of time, or as in previous cases, deceive us with what appears to be a nuclear test," Kim Min-seok, the spokesman for Seoul's defense ministry, said in a press briefing.
North Korea appears to be ready to carry out a nuclear test at any time if it wishes, and the communist nation has recently made remarks claiming to be preparing something "unimaginable" for its enemies and "something big" before April 30, the spokesman added.
A crisis management task force was set up between the defense ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday to prepare for any eventualities.
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap)
hague@yna.co.kr
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