From CBS News:Recent Tests By Pyongyang Show That Communist Nation's Technical Skills Are Improving Slightly.
(CBS/AP) Based on what appears to be a successful test of an atomic bomb more powerful than the one North Korea detonated in 2006, former U.S. government and independent analysts say the North's technical skills are improving slightly.
Of greater concern, according to national security adviser James L. Jones, is the possibility that North Korea could sell or share its nuclear technology with others. He would not say whether the U.S. intelligence community judged the test to be a significant step forward.
"The fact that they have this kind of technology and are obviously willing to export it is very troubling," Jones told reporters Tuesday.
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My Comment: They are still (probably) a few years away from being able to market and sell their nuclear technology to other countries .... but the trends are obvious .... North Korea is positioning itself to be a major proliferator of nuclear weapons and missile technologies.
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