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The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted by North Korea on October 9, 2006. On October 3, 2006, North Korea announced its intention to conduct a nuclear test. [7] The blast is generally estimated to have had an explosive force of less than one kiloton, and some radioactive output was detected.
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Oct 9, 2006 · WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct. 9 — North Korea said Sunday night that it had set off its first nuclear test, becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous ...
Nuclear tests; Information; Country: North Korea: Test site: Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea: Period: 2006–2017: Number of tests: 6: Test type: underground: Max. yield ~140 kt (U.S. intelligence) 160 kt (Revised estimates from Japanese Government) 250 kt (38 North and revised NORSAR estimate)
SequenceDate Time ( Ut )Local Time Zone [note 1] [7]Location9 October 2006 01:35:27KST (+9 hrs)Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...25 May 2009 00:54:43KST (+9 hrs)Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...12 February 2013 02:57:51KST (+9 hrs)Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...6 January 2016 01:30:01PYT (+8:30 hrs)Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...- 2006–2017
- Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea
Sep 3, 2017 · Oct. 9, 2006. The North announced its first nuclear test -- in North Hamgyong Province, according to the Times, which pointed out that this was an area U.S. spy satellites had been long monitoring ...
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Oct 9, 2006 · Mon 9 Oct 2006 05.57 EDT. North Korea said today it had performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, a move that prompted swift international condemnation, with the prime minister, Tony Blair ...
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Oct 3, 2006 · Oct. 3, 2006. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — North Korea announced Tuesday that it intended to conduct its first nuclear test, prompting warnings from Tokyo to Washington that an underground explosion ...
Sep 3, 2017 · North Korea's nuclear programme has been a source of great concern for more than 20 years. ... 9 October 2006 - a weapon for 'peace' ... North Korea announced its fifth nuclear test in 2016 in ...
