Thursday, April 26, 2012

Russia Is Expecting A North Korean Nuclear Test



Russia Expects North Korea Nuclear Test -- The Telegraph

Russia has raised the alert level for its forces in the Far East as it expects North Korea to carry out an underground nuclear test within the next week.

The decision to raise the military's level of alert is based on specific intelligence, a security official in the Russian Far East command told Kyodo News. A spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Tokyo declined to comment on the reports.

Any nuclear test by North Korea would trigger further international condemnation, particularly as it comes hard on the heels of Pyongyang going ahead with the launch of what it claims was a rocket designed to put a satellite into orbit.

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More News On Concerns Of An Impeding North Korea Nuclear Test

North Korea Poised to Rattle Region With Nuclear Blast
-- Bloomberg Businessweek
Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon" -- Reuters
N. Korea's Neighbors Oppose New Nuclear Test -- Voice of America
Why is North Korea threatening to conduct a nuclear test? -- Donal Kirk, Christian Science Monitor
North Korea's nuclear tests -- BBC

My Comment: The Russians have very good contacts in the North Korean government. Their prediction is probably right.

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