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A report today said that North Korea appears to be preparing for a third nuclear weapons test. South Korea's semi-official Yonhap news agency report today quoted an unidentified intelligence source as saying that satellite images show workers at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeast digging a new tunnel.
The source told Yonhap that it appears the mining work is in its final stage. The North conducted two previous nuclear tests at the site, first in October of 2006 and again in May of 2009. North Korea agreed in February to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches in return for food aid. But that agreement unraveled when Pyongyang announced in March that it plans to launch a satellite into space this month. Pyongyang insists the launch is a peaceful space project, but countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea view it as a disguised missile test, in breach of UN resolutions.
The source told Yonhap that it appears the mining work is in its final stage. The North conducted two previous nuclear tests at the site, first in October of 2006 and again in May of 2009. North Korea agreed in February to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches in return for food aid. But that agreement unraveled when Pyongyang announced in March that it plans to launch a satellite into space this month. Pyongyang insists the launch is a peaceful space project, but countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea view it as a disguised missile test, in breach of UN resolutions.
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