Unfazed by global pressure, a defiant North Korea today conducted a second “more powerful” nuclear test and test-fired three missiles, triggering an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting and calls for a global “action” against a “reckless” Pyongyang.
Russian experts said the North Korean blast was up to 20 times more powerful than the its first nuclear test on October 9, 2006. Some South Korean experts said the power of the second blast was comparable to the bombs which hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. — along with China and Russia — (six party talks) have been negotiating since 2003 to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programmes in exchange for energy aid and security guarantees.
Russian experts said the North Korean blast was up to 20 times more powerful than the its first nuclear test on October 9, 2006. Some South Korean experts said the power of the second blast was comparable to the bombs which hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. — along with China and Russia — (six party talks) have been negotiating since 2003 to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear programmes in exchange for energy aid and security guarantees.
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