North Korea: Nuke test just a "first response" aimed at U.S.

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CBS News:

North Korea said the atomic test it conducted Tuesday in the remote, snowy northeast was merely its "first response" taken with "maximum restraint," in response to what it called U.S. threats, and said it will continue with unspecified "second and third measures of greater intensity" if Washington maintains its hostility.

 

The underground test, which set off powerful seismic waves, was a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. The test drew immediate condemnation from Washington, the U.N. and others. Even its only major ally, China, voiced opposition.

 

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U.N. condemns North Korea nuclear test, promises action

 

I bet N. Korea is scared now.

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U.N. condemns North Korea nuclear test, promises action

 

I bet N. Korea is scared now.

 

yep they are shaking in their boots

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Never Fear

Obama pledges swift reaction to NKorea nuke test

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime in line. The detonation came hours before the president's State of the Union address, where he was expected to touch on U.S. plans to reduce its nuclear arsenal.

 

In a statement, Obama called Pyongyang's third nuclear test in seven years a "highly provocative act" that threatens U.S. security and international peace. The reaction from the White House was significantly stronger than it was after North Korea's long-range missile test in December, when the administration only promised "appropriate action" alongside America's allies.

 

 

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Well I for one feel soooo much better now.