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NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TESTING
 * North Korea will conduct a nuclear test
 * Korean Central News Agency (Communists' Countries Official News Cast)
 * U.S. intelligence observed suspicious vehicles and equipment around nuclear test sites
 * Secretary of Defense says unacceptable threat to peace and stablity to Asia and the world
 * U.S. partners with allies to discourage unecessary nuclear testing
 * North Korea is testing the world's response to their nuclear advances
 * North Korea states that U.S. is to blame (through nuclear threats and pressure)
 * Condoleezza Rice is preparing appropriate action to be taken if North Korea's threat is carried out
 * Japan, Russia and South Korea express concern and will not tolerate nuclear arms
 * North Korea's goals are security, settling hostile relations with foreign countries and political power gain
 * Neighboring countries urge the North to disarm and return to talks
 * "Won't tolerate North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons" -China Foreign Minister
 * "We express grave concern and regret" -China Foreign Minister
 * "Never use nuclear weapons first but strictly prohibit any threat of nuclear weapons and nuclear transfer" -North Korea

KOREAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
 * **Sept 2005:** Hailed as an historic breakthrough, North Korea agrees to give up nuclear activities
 * Next day, N Korea says it will not scrap its activities unless it gets a civilian nuclear reactor
 * US imposes financial sanctions on N Korea businesses
 * **July 2006:** N Korea test-fires seven missiles
 * UN Security Council votes to impose sanctions over the tests
 * **Oct 2006:** N Korea threatens nuclear test

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