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Topic: nuclear test

March 8, 2013
6:05 am

Security Council members voting during a meeting in March. (photo credit: AP/Bebeto Matthews)

North Korea hit by new UN sanctions

Pyongyang says it’s canceling a nonaggression pact with rival South Korea, threatens ‘crushing strikes’ against enemies

February 16, 2013
2:20 am

North Korean army officers and soldiers attend a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, in February. (photo credit: AP/Jon Chol Jin)

Washington seeks tougher sanctions on N. Korea

Following Tuesday’s nuclear test, Pyongyang threatens further, unspecified measures of ‘greater intensity’

By Matthew Pennington

February 13, 2013
5:33 am

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama pledges ‘steadfast’ support for Israel in State of the Union

President addresses Middle East briefly in largely inward-looking speech; predicts ‘messy’ democratization process in Egypt, promises to pressure Syrian regime and urges diplomatic solution for Iran

By Ron Friedman and AP

February 13, 2013
4:55 am

US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 12 (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Full text of the 2013 State of the Union Address

‘We will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace,’ says US president

February 13, 2013
4:41 am

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)

Obama hits off State of the Union pressing for new jobs

‘We have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong,’ says US president

February 13, 2013
3:39 am

US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 12 (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Economy to take center stage at State of the Union

North Korea, Afghanistan, but no Israel or Iran in released excerpts of Obama speech

February 12, 2013
7:18 pm

On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Israel condemns North Korean nuclear test

Foreign Ministry says detonation a threat to ‘international peace,’ calls for swift response from international community

By Stuart Winer

February 12, 2013
1:24 pm

On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday. (Photo credit: AP/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Hours after Korea test, Iran calls for end to nukes

Tehran stops short of condemning ally North Korea for its defiant trial, defends ‘nuclear activities for peaceful purposes’

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

February 12, 2013
6:40 am

A South Korean man watches TV news showing file footage of North Korea's nuclear test at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12 (photo credit: AP /Lee Jin-man)

Obama calls for international action after North Korea nuke test

Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Pyongyang defies UN orders by detonating nuclear device

February 6, 2013
5:26 am

A US nuclear-powered submarine, is docked before South Korea and US joint military exercises, at Jinhae naval base, South Korea, February 1 (photo credit: AP/Yonhap)

Kerry warns of punishment for N. Korea nuclear test

Pyonyang may simultaneously conduct multiple nuclear tests as it tries to create a warhead small enough to fit atop a long-range missile, says South Korea’s president

April 28, 2012
5:54 am

This satellite image from April 18, provided by GeoEye, appears to show a train of mining carts at the lower center of the frame and other preparations underway at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site. There is no indication of when a detonation might take place, according to analysis by the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. (photo credit: AP Photo/GeoEye)

Satellite images show North Korea gearing up for third nuclear test

Preparations seem to be underway at Punggye-ri nuclear site, reveals the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins

April 21, 2012
2:23 pm

South Koreans watch the 2009 launch of a North Korean missile on TV. North Korea is suspected of violating UN sanctions by possibly trying to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar, according to UN diplomats. (photo credit: AP/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea heading for third nuclear test

Panetta accuses China of helping the country with its missile program, but Beijing denies it

By Michal Shmulovich