North Korea Prepares For A Nuclear Test

Punggye-ri nuclear test facility in North Korea. (Pic: Google Maps)

North Korea Covers Tunnel at Nuclear Test Site -- New York Times

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has put a cover over the entrance of a tunnel at its main underground nuclear test site to foil American intelligence efforts to determine whether a detonation there is imminent, a South Korean military official and media reported on Friday.

The news comes a day after a South Korean general said “brisk” activity had been spotted at the site. North Korea has said it will conduct a third nuclear test to retaliate against the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous decision last month to respond to a rocket test by tightening sanctions on the country. The North’s media cited the country’s top leader, Kim Jong-un, as ordering his military and government last week to take “high-profile” measures, suggesting that the test might happen soon despite international warnings against it.

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