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North Korea conducts third n-test
Tuesday February 12, 2013 01:03:48 PM,
IANS
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Pyongyang/Seoul: North
Korea said Tuesday that it had successfully conducted a third
nuclear test to safeguard its national security against hostile US
policy, a move that prompted South Korea to put its military on
high alert.
The nuclear test was carried out at 11.57 a.m. in North Korea's
Kilju county, North Hamkyung province.
The world learnt of the nuclear test when an artificial earthquake
with 4.9 magnitude was detected from the town where the North
Korean nuclear test facility is located.
North Korea claimed the nuclear test was successful, Xinhua
reported, citing the official KCNA news agency.
South Korea's military was immediately put on heightened alert to
deter potential cross-border provocations, while the South Korean
and US forces upgraded their border surveillance level.
The South Korean defence ministry is keeping an eye on
developments in North Korea to monitor potential signs of
additional nuclear or missile tests.
Pyongyang vowed to proceed with missile and nuclear tests
targeting the US, its "sworn enemy", after the UN Security Council
adopted a resolution to condemn its Dec 12 rocket launch.
North Korea had conducted similar nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the nuclear test conducted
by North Korea was "regrettable".
The South Korean government also condemned the nuclear test by
North Korea, calling it a "clear violation" of UN resolutions.
"North Korea will not be able to avoid being held accountable for
(the test)," National Security Adviser Chun Yung-Woo told
reporters after an emergency security meeting presided over by
President Lee Myung-bak.
A South Korean official said that North Korea had notified the US
and China of its nuclear test plan a day earlier.
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