World powers urge NKorea to cancel nuclear test
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The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a call for North Korea to abandon plans to test a nuclear bomb, which Japan said could be exploded this weekend.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 6 -- The U.N. Security Council issued a statement Friday expressing "deep concern" about North Korea's threat to conduct its first test of a nuclear explosive, saying it would "jeopardize peace, stability and security in the region and beyond."
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Washington has urged Asian countries to call for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while North Korean officials defended Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons, at meetings this week in Manila.
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North Korea's neighbors scrambled Wednesday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threatened nuclear test, with South Korea warning of a regional atomic arms race that could upend the regional balance of power.
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The United States and Japan on Friday insisted that the Security Council vote within one day on a proposed resolution condemning North Korea&#039;s missile tests, despite an apparent deadlock with China and Russia over the document.
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China has said that while it is &amp;quot;gravely concerned&amp;quot; about the North Korea situation, a draft United Nations resolution urging sanctions over the regime&#039;s missile tests was an &amp;quot;overreaction.&amp;quot;
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The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged North Korea not to carry out a planned nuclear-weapon test and warned Pyongyang of unspecified consequences if it did.
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The U.N. Security Council met in   closed session on Wednesday to consider a response to a barrage   of North Korean missile tests.
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North Korea faced stern warnings from its neighbors Wednesday against carrying out an unprecedented nuclear test, but insisted such a move wouldn't be meant as a provocation. A top South Korean security official said there was no sign a test was imminent.
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North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test, the foreign ministry says in a statement.
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The United States, Japan, and Europe, as well as non-aligned states, on Wednesday urged North Korea to swiftly dismantle its nuclear weapons programme.
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Washington says North Korea would be reckless to carry out a nuclear test, and is raising the issue at the UN.
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North Korea threatened on Friday to take   "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed punitive   measures in response to its barrage of missile tests and pushed   for international sanctions at the United Nations.
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World leaders condemn North Korea for pulling out of talks and pledging to boost its nuclear arsenal.
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South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to give up any intention to test-fire a missile. Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in New
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The UN nuclear watchdog agency demanded Friday that North Korea end its nuclear weapons program and urged the country to allow agency inspectors to police the scrapping of its arms programs.
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The Bush administration said Tuesday that a North Korea nuclear test would be an "unacceptable threat to peace and stability" and further isolate Pyongyang from the rest of the world.