U.N. set to warn N.Korea as nuclear test fears mount
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World powers neared consensus on Friday on a statement warning North Korea against a nuclear test amid speculation the secretive state might detonate a device deep inside an abandoned mine as early as this weekend.
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An increasingly isolated North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S. "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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South Korea voiced grave concern on Wednesday over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear device and China urged restraint after the United States said the move would be "an unacceptable threat" to world peace.
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UN nuclear inspectors will visit North Korea next week to discuss shutting down its Yongbyon reactor.
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to respond to North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test, saying it would be a grave threat to international peace and security.
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Japan is preparing a set of high-level   alert procedures to follow in the event of a nuclear power   plant accident abroad, out of concern that North Korea may   carry out an underground nuclear test, Kyodo News said on   Saturday, citing government sources.
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North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test for what it calls self-defence measures, the foreign ministry says.
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With speculation mounting of a North Korean nuclear test as early as this weekend, a unanimous U.N. Security Council urged the secretive, communist nation Friday to abandon all atomic weapons as it promised last year and cancel plans to detonate a device. Japan hinted the North could face sanctions or possible military action.
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Japan on Wednesday sought to secure a U.N. Security Council warning to North Korea that there would be consequences if it conducted a nuclear test.
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An increasingly isolated North Korea said  on Tuesday it would conduct its first-ever nuclear test,  blaming a U.S. "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for  forcing its hand.
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The United Nations' nuclear watchdog prepares a report that could trigger further UN sanctions
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TOKYO, Oct. 4 -- North Korea declared Tuesday that it would conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first unambiguous pledge to prove it has become a nuclear power.
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China and the United States have   discussed warning North Korea against conducting a nuclear   test, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said   in Beijing on Wednesday.
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North Korea on Friday will ask the United Nations to take up its complaint over what it calls a "fascist search" of a pro-North Korean group in Tokyo, a Japanese diplomat said.
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South Korea said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear bomb, with the United States saying the move would be "an unacceptable threat" to world peace.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 6--The U.N. Security Council on Friday issued a statement expressing "deep concern" about North Korea's threat to conduct its first test of a nuclear explosive, saying it would "jeopardize peace, stability and security in the region and beyond."
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council issued a statement yesterday expressing ``deep concern" about North Korea's threat to conduct its first test of a nuclear explosive, saying it would ``jeopardize peace, stability, and security in the region and beyond."