North Korea Hints At Nuclear Test After UN Sanctions -- The Australian/AFP
NORTH Korea has reacted defiantly to a new round of UN sanctions, hinting that it would carry out a nuclear test and ruling out any talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula.
"We will take physical actions aimed at expanding and strengthening our self-defensive military forces, including nuclear deterrence," the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
The statement came hours after the UN Security Council unanimously ordered new sanctions against North Korea for a banned rocket launch last month and threatened "significant action" if it stages a nuclear test.
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My Comment: I would not be surprised if North Korea conducts a nuclear test .... but what is surprising is how the Chinese are viewing such a possible test .... and their explanation for why North Korea is doing what they are doing while also saying (at the same time) that they should not.