Russia confirms North Korean nuclear test

A top Russian military officer today confirmed that the device tested by North Korea was a nuclear weapon, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2006 - 08:44

A top Russian military officer today confirmed that the device tested by North Korea was a nuclear weapon, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

Russian military monitoring systems “detected the test of a nuclear weapon in North Korea,” the ITAR-Tass news agency quoted Lt. Gen. Vladimir Verkhovtsev as saying.

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