N Korea warned over nuclear test
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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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An increasingly isolated North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S. "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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World powers neared consensus on a statement warning North Korea against a nuclear test on Friday amid speculation the secretive state might detonate a device deep inside an abandoned mine as early as this weekend.
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North Korea warned that it would slow work to disable its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, because of delays in deliveries of aid.
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Japan on Wednesday sought to secure a U.N. Security Council warning to North Korea that there would be consequences if it conducted a nuclear test.
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Reclusive North Korea said on Tuesday it  would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S.  "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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North Korea lashed out Tuesday at ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills and warned that it could take retaliatory action amid renewed concern that the communist nation may be preparing to test a nuclear bomb.
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North Korea appeared close Sunday to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States, prompting the White House to warn of an appropriate response and Japan to threaten a &quot;fierce&quot; protest to the United Nations.
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Japanese and US reconnaissance information indicates that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire either a Nodong or Taepodong ballistic missile, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
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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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World powers neared consensus on a statement warning North Korea against a nuclear test on Friday amid speculation that the secretive state might detonate a device deep inside an abandoned mine as early as this weekend.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 6--The U.N. Security Council on Friday issued a statement 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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A day after North Korea said it will conduct a nuclear test in the future, ally China has weighed in, calling on all sides to exercise calm and restraint. "We hope that the DPRK (North Korea's official name) will keep calm and restrained on the nuclear test issue," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in a statement reported by China's Xinhua news agency.
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Japan has warned North Korea it would view any test-fired missile landing on Japanese soil as an attack, after reports the secretive nation was preparing to jangle international nerves with a new missile launch.
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North Korea accused South Korea of mounting a ``smear campaign&#39;&#39; over an explosion last week in North Korea that prompted speculation of a nuclear test.
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North Korea may be preparing an  underground test of a nuclear bomb, ABC News reported on  Thursday, but U.S. officials told Reuters they had no new  evidence of such a plan.
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Japan warned on Sunday that it would consider &quot;all options&quot; against North Korea, including sanctions on oil and food sales, if the reclusive communist country goes ahead with a test launch of a long-range missile.