North Korea Conducts 3rd Nuclear Test -- A News Roundup

North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test, Sparks Condemnation -- Reuters

(Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test on Tuesday, a move likely to anger its main ally China and increase international action against Pyongyang and its new young leader, Kim Jong-un.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned North Korea's test, saying it was a "clear and grave violation" of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

South Korea said the size of the seismic activity indicated a nuclear explosion slightly larger than the North's two previous tests at 6-7 kilotons, although that is still relatively small. The Hiroshima bomb was around 20 kilotons.

The U.S. Geological Survey said that a seismic event measuring 5.1 magnitude had occurred on Tuesday, with North Korea later confirming the nuclear test.

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More News On North Korea Announcing A Successful Nuclear Test

North Korea Confirms It Conducted 3rd Nuclear Test -- New York Times
North Korea confirms third nuclear test -- Washington Post
North Korea confirms it conducted nuclear test -- CBS/AP
North Korea confirms 'miniaturised' nuclear test -- AFP
North Korea Says it Has Successfully Conducted a Nuclear Test -- ABC News
North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Device in Defiance of UN -- Bloomberg Businessweek
South Korea: North Korea conducts nuclear test -- NBC
North Korea says it successfully conducts nuclear test -- NBC
Pyongyang Nuclear Test Detected -- Wall Street Journal
North Korea appears to conduct 3rd nuclear test, officials and experts say -- CNN
North Korea confirms 'successful' nuclear test -- The Telegraph
North Korea nuclear test takes place -- The Guardian
North Korea earthquake was a nuclear test, UN official says -- The Australian
North Korea says it conducted nuclear test -- Al Jazeera
N. Korea confirms 'successful' 3rd nuclear test - state media -- RT
North Korea confirms nuclear test, defying U.N.; South Korea calls for Security Council to meet -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Japan holding security meeting after N.Korea nuclear test report: NHK -- Reuters
U.N. Security Council to meet Tuesday on North Korea nuclear test -- Reuters

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