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North Korea conducts successful nuke test

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-09 14:01
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             North Korea conducts successful nuke test

A North Korean soldier and his dog guard a Korean army installation near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, close to 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]