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North Korea conducts successful nuke test

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-09 14:01

A North Korean soldier waves as a Chinese river cruise boat passes by on the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council. [Reuters]