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Seoul: Substantiating the reports of North Korea conducting its third nuclear test, Pyongyang on Tuesday declared that it had successfully carried out the test involving a miniaturised nuclear device.
North Korea added that the test was carried out in a "safe and perfect manner", reported the BBC.
A United Nations Security Council diplomat had earlier confirmed the news saying that North Korea has conducted a nuclear test, reported a news agency.
What sparked the nuke test fears was a tremor of magnitude 4.9 detected by the US Geological Survey in North Korea at a nuke site.
North Korea took three hours after the detection of the seismic activity to confirm that the quake was due to the nuclear test conducted there.
South Korea military has been immediately put on heightened alert to deter potential cross-border provocations following the North Korean test.
South Korea's defense ministry estimates the power of the blast at 6-7 Kiloton.
The earthquake was detected in North Korea's Kilju county, North Hamkyung province, where a nuclear test site is located, said a news agency Yonhap.
A South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman told reporters that the North had earlier informed China and the United States of its plans to conduct a nuclear test.
The nuclear test would be seen as another big step toward North Korea's goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile.
It would also be a bold signal from young leader Kim Jong Un, who took power in December 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.
The nuke test would also come as a challenge to the UN Security Council, which recently punished Pyongyang for launching a long-range rocket seen as a covert test of ballistic missile technology.
The United States and its allies have been on edge since North Korea said last month it will conduct its third nuclear test to protest toughened sanctions over a December rocket launch that the UN called a cover for a banned missile test.
North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission said Jan 23 that the United States was its prime target for a nuclear test and long-range rocket launches. North Korea accuses Washington of leading the push to punish Pyongyang for its December rocket launch.
Earlier North Korea has carried out nuclear tests twice, in October 2006 and May 2009.
With Agency Inputs
Seoul: Substantiating the reports of North Korea conducting its third nuclear test, Pyongyang on Tuesday declared that it had successfully carried out the test involving a miniaturised nuclear device.
North Korea added that the test was carried out in a "safe and perfect manner", reported the BBC.
A United Nations Security Council diplomat had earlier confirmed the news saying that North Korea has conducted a nuclear test, reported a news agency.
What sparked the nuke test fears was a tremor of magnitude 4.9 detected by the US Geological Survey in North Korea at a nuke site.
North Korea took three hours after the detection of the seismic activity to confirm that the quake was due to the nuclear test conducted there.
South Korea military has been immediately put on heightened alert to deter potential cross-border provocations following the North Korean test.
South Korea's defense ministry estimates the power of the blast at 6-7 Kiloton.
The earthquake was detected in North Korea's Kilju county, North Hamkyung province, where a nuclear test site is located, said a news agency Yonhap.
A South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman told reporters that the North had earlier informed China and the United States of its plans to conduct a nuclear test.
The nuclear test would be seen as another big step toward North Korea's goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile.
It would also be a bold signal from young leader Kim Jong Un, who took power in December 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.
The nuke test would also come as a challenge to the UN Security Council, which recently punished Pyongyang for launching a long-range rocket seen as a covert test of ballistic missile technology.
The United States and its allies have been on edge since North Korea said last month it will conduct its third nuclear test to protest toughened sanctions over a December rocket launch that the UN called a cover for a banned missile test.
North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission said Jan 23 that the United States was its prime target for a nuclear test and long-range rocket launches. North Korea accuses Washington of leading the push to punish Pyongyang for its December rocket launch.
Earlier North Korea has carried out nuclear tests twice, in October 2006 and May 2009.
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