CIA says North Korea nuclear test a failure

Posted by Matt in March 28th, 2007 | no comment

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear test last October was a failure and gives no credence to Pyongyang’s claim to being a nuclear weapons state, U.S. CIA Director Michael Hayden was quoted as saying by a South Korean newspaper on Wednesday.
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Nervous Japanese build Nuclear-bunkers

Posted by Matt in October 27th, 2006 | no comment

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HONG KONG: North Koreaï¿½s nuclear test has unnerved Japanese citizens, who are barely a missile strike away from Pyongyang. In response, home owners and businesses in Japan are increasingly preparing for a doomsday scenario by building underground bunkers that can withstand atomic force explosions.
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Niall Ferguson: Security Council in Name Only

Posted by Matt in October 24th, 2006 | no comment

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Failing to stop North Korea from going nuclear may have been the last straw for the onetime guardian of world order.
LAST WEEK may well be remembered as the beginning of the end for the U.N. Security Council. The institution that has been so central to the post-1945 international order was already tottering under the weight [...]