North Korea said it had successfully conducted its second nuclear test, raising the stakes in the effort to get the nation to give up its nuclear weapons program.
North Korea Claims To Conduct 2nd Nuclear Test
By CHOE SANG-HUN, New York Times
Mon, 05/25/2009 - 12:49am
Topics: asia north korea nuclear tests nuclear weapon
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