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2006 North Korean nuclear test
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A North Korean nuclear test was reportedly carried out, for the first time, on October 9, 2006, nearly a week after North Korea claimed that it was planning to perform a test. The Korean Central News Agency, the country's state news agency, issued a statement that its government "successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions."[1] It released the following statement:[2]

2006 North Korean nuclear test
The field of scientific research in the DPRK successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions on October 9, 2006, at a stirring time when all the people of the country are making a great leap forward in the building of a great, prosperous, powerful socialist nation. It has been confirmed that there was no such danger as radioactive emission in the course of the nuclear test as it was carried out under scientific consideration and careful calculation.
The nuclear test was conducted with indigenous wisdom and technology 100 percent. It marks a historic event as it greatly encouraged and pleased the KPA and people that have wished to have powerful self-reliant defense capability. It will contribute to defending the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the area around it.

2006 North Korean nuclear test

U.S. officials have reported that the government of the People's Republic of China was given a 20-minute advance warning that the test was about to occur.[3] The PRC sent an emergency alert to Washington through the United States embassy in Beijing and President George W. Bush was told shortly after 10 p.m. that a test was imminent by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.[4]

Fox News stated at 3:59 AM UCT that a senior Bush administrator claimed that the test that occurred appears to have fallen short of the 4 kilotons TNT equivalent that Kim Jong-Il initially attempted to detonate.[5] Estimations based off a rough correlation between seismic activity and nuclear yield according to the Richter Scale would place the bomb's yield at somewhere between 500 tons and 2 kilotons. [6]
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* 1 Test site location
* 2 International reaction
o 2.1 Asia
o 2.2 Europe
o 2.3 North America
o 2.4 Oceania
* 3 Economic effects
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External Links

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Test site location
Graphic from U.S. Geological Survey showing seismic activity at the time of the apparent test.
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Graphic from U.S. Geological Survey showing seismic activity at the time of the apparent test.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a seismic event occurred at 10:35:27 a.m. local time (UTC+9) and measured 4.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at the geographic coordinates 41.311° N 129.114° E (with an horizontal location uncertainty of +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles)), which is 70 km (45 miles) north of Kimchaek, 90 km (55 miles) southwest of Chongjin, 180 km south of Yanji, and 385 km (240 miles) northeast of Pyongyang.[7] According to South Korean government sources, the test was carried out at Hwadaeri, near the city of Kilju, in the northeast coast, which would indicate it is the P'unggye-yok Test Site.[8]
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International reaction
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Asia

* Cambodia Cambodia: Information Minister Khieu Kanharith has stated that Cambodia opposes North Korea's decision to conduct its first nuclear weapons test and has asked other nations to react diplomatically to the situaton. Mr. Kanharith also said the United States should officially declare that it will not invade North Korea.[9]
* People's Republic of China China: The Chinese Foreign Ministry released an official televised statement, also reported in the official news agency Xinhua, "The DPRK ignored universal opposition of the international community and flagrantly conducted the nuclear test. The Chinese government is resolutely opposed to it."[10][11]
* Japan Japan: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was in Seoul for talks on the nuclear crisis[12], said information still needed to be analyzed to determine whether North Korea truly conducted the test. Kyodo News agency reported that the Japanese government has set up a taskforce in response to reports of the test.[13]
* South Korea South Korea: President Roh Moo-hyun has convened an urgent meeting of advisors, according to Yonhap news agency. The South Korean seismic monitoring center has confirmed a 3.58 magnitude tremor at the time of the test.[14] The South Korean military has also since raised its alert level.[15]

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Europe

* United Kingdom United Kingdom The Foreign Office released a statement in which the test was described as "a highly provocative act" which would "raise tensions in an already tense region." [16]

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North America

* United States United States: Besides the mentioned reports from the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. intelligence agencies are unable to confirm that a test has occurred, but are presently looking into the situation.[17] A senior Bush administration official has told Fox News that the White House believes a test was conducted.[18] Tony Snow, President George W. Bush’s White House Press Secretary, said that the United States would now go to the United Nations to determine “what our next steps should be in response to this very serious step.”[19]

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Oceania

* Australia Australia: Prime Minister John Howard and Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer condemned North Korea's actions during parliamentary question time. Howard said that North Korea should be condemned in the strongest possible terms for undertaking a nuclear test, and that Australia will press for United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons test.[20]

* New Zealand New Zealand: Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters described North Korea's actions as "unpardonable and irrational." Peters also stated that "this is a time for cool heads and we urge all parties to refrain from acts which may add to a further deterioration of the situation."[21]

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Economic effects

There were negative economic effects as South Korea's Kospi index fell 2.9 percent to 1313.51. The Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia-Pacific excluding Japan Index lost 1.1 percent to 342.44.[22] The Korea Exchange suspended trading for five minutes upon receiving the news.[23] The yen also fell to a seven-month low against the US dollar while oil on the world market rose above US$60 a barrel. [24]

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I can't believe people let this happen to people. We fail as human beings.