CTV Updated Mon. Oct. 9 2006 12:26 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff
North Korea has claimed to carry out what its neighbours have long feared -- the test of a nuclear weapon. "The nuclear test is a historic event that brought happiness to our military and people," said a quote carried Monday by the Korean Central News Agency, the communist state's official agency. "The nuclear test will contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and surrounding region." The agency said there had been no radioactive leakage from the test site and that it was carried out with "with indigenous wisdom and technology 100 per cent." Yonhap, the South Korean news agency, reported that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun is huddling with his security advisers to plan a response. The test occurred at 9:36 p.m. EDT Sunday night (10:36 a.m. local time on Monday), it said, citing defence officials as a source. An official at South Korea's seismic monitoring centre told The Associated Press that they measured a 3.6-magnitude event about the time of the alleged test, and that the event wasn't a natural one. The U.S. Geological Survey claims to have detected a 4.2-magnitude tremor about that time. If the claim is true, North Korea would become the ninth member of the world's nuclear weapons club.
North Korea has claimed to carry out what its neighbours have long feared -- the test of a nuclear weapon. "The nuclear test is a historic event that brought happiness to our military and people," said a quote carried Monday by the Korean Central News Agency, the communist state's official agency. "The nuclear test will contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and surrounding region." The agency said there had been no radioactive leakage from the test site and that it was carried out with "with indigenous wisdom and technology 100 per cent." Yonhap, the South Korean news agency, reported that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun is huddling with his security advisers to plan a response. The test occurred at 9:36 p.m. EDT Sunday night (10:36 a.m. local time on Monday), it said, citing defence officials as a source. An official at South Korea's seismic monitoring centre told The Associated Press that they measured a 3.6-magnitude event about the time of the alleged test, and that the event wasn't a natural one. The U.S. Geological Survey claims to have detected a 4.2-magnitude tremor about that time. If the claim is true, North Korea would become the ninth member of the world's nuclear weapons club. 
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