North Korea's Nuclear And Missile Tests -- News, Analysis, And Opinion (Update #3)

Report: North Korea Test-Fires 2 More Missiles -- Yahoo News/AP

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea launched tests Tuesday of two more short-range missiles a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, a news report said, pushing the regime's confrontation with world powers further despite the threat of U.N. Security Council action.

Two missiles — one ground-to-air, the other ground-to-ship — with a range of about 80 miles (130 kilometers) were test-fired from an east coast launch pad, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unnamed government official.

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More News On North Korea

Report: North Korea Test-Fires 2 More Missiles -- Washington Post
In Defiance, North Korea Is Said to Test More Missiles -- New York Times
North Korea fires short-range missiles -- CNN
North Korea says U.S. hostile, readies more rockets -- The Star Online
North Korean nuke blast rivals strength of U.S. bombs at Hiroshima, Nagasaki, say some officials -- New York Daily News
'N. Korea's Nuclear Capability Much Stronger Than 2006' -- Korea Times

World Reaction

UN Amb.: NKorea feeling sting of global scorn -- AP
UN condemns North Korea over nuclear test -- Times Online
U.N. council condemns North Korea nuclear test -- Reuters
UN Security Council condemns North Korea nuclear test -- the Telegraph
President Obama Condemns North Korean Nuclear Test -- Voice of America
President, Top U.S. Military Officer Denounce North Korean Nuclear Test -- U.S. Defense Department
China Opposes N. Korean Nuclear Test -- Voice of America
S.Korea, Japan say N.Korea test threatens region peace -- Reuters
Korean Blast Draws Outrage -- Wall Street Journal
U.S., China rush to defuse N. Korea's diplomacy bomb -- Globe And Mail

Analysis And Opinion

Tested Early by North Korea, Obama Has Few Options -- New York Times
Analysis: NKorea widens threat, limits US options -- Breitbart/AP
North Korean nuclear blast tests Obama and diplomacy -- Yahoo News/McClatchy
Q+A: Why did North Korea rush to a nuclear test? -- Reuters
Test Delivers a Message for Domestic Audience -- New York Times
Kim's bomb ignites generals -- Sydney Morning Herald
Korea's Obama Test -- Wall Street Journal opinion
The North Korean lesson -- Ynet News opinion
North Korea Will Not Be Ignored -- Huffington Post
No Crisis for North Korea -- Washington Post editorial
What to Do About North Korea -- Washington Post opinion