memeorandum: Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' (BBC)

1:50 PM ET, October 9, 2006

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U.S. OFFICIAL: NORTH KOREA TESTED NUCLEAR WEAPON — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea successfully completed a test of a nuclear weapon late Sunday night, a senior Bush administration official confirmed to FOX News. — The official said, however, that the underground blast only measured …

BBC:

Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' — North Korea's claim to have successfully carried out a nuclear weapon test underground has sparked international condemnation. — President George W Bush said the US was working to confirm the claim, which he branded a "provocative" act.

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:

World Leaders Condemn North Korea — North Korea said Sunday night that it had set off its first nuclear test, becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous, to proclaim that it has joined the club of nuclear weapons states.

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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:

Russia Flacks For Kim Jong-Il — The seismic record of today's nuclear test by North Korea reveals a very small impact, almost so small that nuclear experts wonder if it isn't a hoax by Kim Jong-Il. Russia, however, wants everyone to know that they're very impressed by the test:

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Ben Johnson / Front Page Magazine:

The Left's Diplomacy Pays Off — SCORE ONE FOR BILL CLINTON and Jimmy Carter. — As of this writing in the early morning hours of October 9, President Bush is expected to announce that North Korea has conducted an underground nuclear test. Unlike the abortive launch in July …

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:

N. Korea Reports 1st Nuclear Arms Test — North Korea said Sunday night that it had set off its first nuclear test, becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous, to proclaim that it has joined the club of nuclear weapons states.

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Washington Post:

N. Korea Claims Nuclear Test — Geologists in South Detect Man-Made Blast — North Korea declared on Monday that it had conducted its first nuclear test in defiance of international calls for restraint, claiming to be the world's newest nuclear power. — South Korean geological officials …

Michelle Malkin:

We are in range; another test coming? — ***update: Bush video and more*** — A military reader sends an illustration of the various ranges of North Korea's missiles. He writes: "Looking at their Taepo Dong 2 (two stage) missile range, nearly half our country is in range." — Good morning to you, too.

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Stephen Fidler / Financial Times:
Analysis: North Korea test a sign of weakness

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Allahpundit / Hot Air: Video: Bush on North Korean nuke test; Update: Equivalent to …

ArmsControlWonk:
NORK DATA: It was a DUD [3]

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Associated Press: Russia: NKorea test greater than reported

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Did North Korea Call or Bluff?

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Agence France Presse:
North Korea may be preparing second test: intelligence

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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
U.S. detects seismic event in N. Korea

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CNN:
North Korea claims nuclear test

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