South Korea says reports of North Korea preparing for 3rd nuke test 'absurd'September 14th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea has rejected reports claiming that North Korea is preparing for a third nuclear. "(We) haven't heard of anything like that, which thus cannot be confirmed," Korea's Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior Chinese Government official, as saying.
US beleives N.Korea looking for face-saving way to re-engageAugust 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Obama administration officials have concluded that North Korea was looking for a face-saving way to re-engage with Washington. According to a report in the NYT, North Korea made a colossal mistake of rejecting President Obama's offer of a dialogue that President George W.
North Korea doesn't deserve attention, says ClintonJuly 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What North Korea has been doing does not deserve international attention it wants to get, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. The top US diplomat Monday said in the "Good Morning America" programme of the ABC television that the Obama administration has changed its approach toward Pyongyang last month, after North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test May 25 and test fired a series of ballistic missiles.
Obama says no war imminent with North Korea, renews call for Pyongyang to drop nuke ambitionsJuly 7th, 2009 Obama says war with North Korea not imminentMOSCOW — President Barack Obama says he doesn't think any war "is imminent" with North Korea. Speaking in a network interview while meeting with Russian leaders, Obama was asked how precarious is the security situation in the wake of North Korea's nuclear tests and new sanctions as a result of them.
SKorean president arrives for talks with Obama on NKorean nuke standoffJune 15th, 2009 SKorean president arrives for talks with ObamaWASHINGTON — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has arrived for talks with President Barack Obama that will be dominated by a nuclear standoff with North Korea. Lee arrived in Washington on Monday and will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
US Intelligence: North Korea probably conducted May nuclear test; yield "a few kilotons"June 15th, 2009 US Intel: North Korea conducted nuke test in MayWASHINGTON — The U.S. government is officially confirming North Korea's underground atomic test in late May, saying the blast was somewhat larger than the regime's first test, conducted in 2006.
AP source: North Korea may be preparing for 3rd nuclear test as UN takes up resolutionJune 12th, 2009 AP source: NKorea may be prepping new nuclear testWASHINGTON — A U.S. government official says North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test as the United Nations considers new sanctions on the dictatorship for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May.
North Korea ready to match UN resolution with new nuke test: CIA to ObamaJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama has been told by his intelligence officials that North Korea intends to conduct another nuclear test in response to the passing of a U.N.
US working with allies to cut off North Korean arms, nuke technology shipmentsJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration is working with US allies to develop ways to cut off North Korean shipments that may be carrying nuclear technology or other weapons. Asked about a request from a group of senators for the administration to consider re-designating North Korea a terrorism sponsor, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the administration would look into it.
US official says no evidence of N.Korea testing nukeJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - None of the four air samples taken from the "cloud" from North Korea's purported May 25 nuclear test prove that North Korea tested a nuclear device, Fox News has quoted a senior U.S. defense official, as saying.
North Korea gave US an hour's notice before nuclear testMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - North Korea gave Washington about an hour's notice before its early Monday morning test of a nuclear explosive device that was estimated to be "a few kilotons" in strength, a senior US government official said. An e-mail late Monday from the US State Department attributed to an unnamed senior administration official gave a rundown of the events leading up to the second nuclear device test since 2006 by the Pyongyang regime.
North Korea test-fires two more missiles: ReportMay 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea test fired two more missiles off its east coast Monday amid heightened tension over its second nuclear test, a media report said. The launch of the two more short-range missiles came after the country fired a short-range missile off its east coast base around noon, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting an anonymous source.
North Korea test-fires missile after nuclear test: Report (Second Lead)May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea appears to have test-fired one short-range missile Monday after it conducted a second nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said. The 130 km-range missile was fired from its Musudanri missile base in Southern Hamkyung province, Yonhap said.
International community strongly condemns N. Korea's second nuke test(Lead:N.Korea)May 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON/LONDON - US President Barack Obama on Monday led the world community in condemning North Korea's second nuclear test in less than three years. In a strong reaction to the conduct of the test, Obama described the North Korean action as a "threat to international peace" and said international action was called for.
North Korea conducts nuclear testMay 25th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea Monday said it has successfully conducted "one more" underground nuclear test.
In a statement released by the official news agency KCNA, the North Korean government said the test was "part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defence in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians".
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