North Korea conducts 5th nuclear test
Kirk Spitzer, USA TODAY 6:46 a.m. EDT September 9, 2016
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North Korea says it has successfully conducted a nuclear explosion test. The country says the test will lead to it developing improved nuclear weapons. Nations around the world quickly condemned the test. (Sept. 9) AP
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TOKYO — North Korea claimed Friday that it successfully conducted a "higher level" test of a nuclear weapon, its second in eight months and its fifth since 2006. The announcement on state media followed seismic activity near its nuclear site.
Pyongyang said the test was of a nuclear warhead designed to be mounted on ballistic rockets and demonstrated that it was prepared to hit back at its enemies including the United States if provoked. North Korea’s state TV said the test was "examined and confirmed."
The test is a violation of United Nations resolutions and will further strain North Korea's already tense relations with the U.S. and neighboring countries to the Korean peninsula. China, an ally and economic lifeline for North Korea, condemned the test.
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