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US Confirms North Korea Nuclear Detonation
Date: 10/16/2006 11:04:58 AM Sender: By VOA News

                                          US Confirms North Korea Nuclear Detonation
                                                         By VOA News
                                                       16 October 2006

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U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test last week.

A statement from the U.S. Director of National Intelligence says radioactive material detected in air samples collected last Wednesday confirm a nuclear explosion of less than one kiloton.

The confirmation came as U.S. and Japanese officials meeting in Tokyo pledged to move forward with sanctions punishing North Korea.

American and Japanese representatives to the six-party talks said they hope to resume negotiations with Pyongyang on dismantling its nuclear program.

Australia also banned North Korean ships from its ports. Australia＇s sanctions go beyond Saturday＇s unanimous Security Council resolution that calls for inspections of all cargo into and out of North Korea.

But China says that while it will inspect cargo from North Korea for banned weapons materials, its forces will not stop and board North Korea ships.

China＇s U.N. ambassador Wang Guangya said his country opposed interdiction, which was an apparent reference to stopping ocean-going cargo.

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Japan and later head to South Korea for talks on persuading Pyongyang to return to disarmament negotiations.

U.S. intelligence officials say Monday＇s nuclear test released significantly less explosive force than North Korea had expected. Officials said intelligence indicated the North Koreans predicted an explosion the equivalent of four kilotons of high explosives - but the test released less than one kiloton.


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