SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea announced Tuesday that it willconduct a nuclear test in the face of what it claimed was an "extremethreat of a nuclear war" by the United States. The declarationprovoked alarm and condemnation from leaders around the world.
The United States warned a North Korean nuclear test "would posean unacceptable threat to peace and stability" and the U.S.ambassador to the United Nations raised the issue during a SecurityCouncil meeting. The council agreed to hold further discussions onWednesday after consulting capitals.
Other world leaders also urged the reclusive communist nation toreconsider its plan, and South Korea raised its security …
North Korea says it will conduct nuclear testSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea announced Tuesday that it willconduct a nuclear test in the face of what it claimed was an "extremethreat of a nuclear war" by the United States. The declarationprovoked alarm and condemnation from leaders around the world.
The United States warned a North Korean nuclear test "would posean unacceptable threat to peace and stability" and the U.S.ambassador to the United Nations raised the issue during a SecurityCouncil meeting. The council agreed to hold further discussions onWednesday after consulting capitals.
Other world leaders also urged the reclusive communist nation toreconsider its plan, and South Korea raised its security …
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