Text of North Korea’s Nuclear Test Announcement by Korean Central News Agency
Policy Forum Online 06-84A: October 9th, 2006
Text of North Korea’s Nuclear Test Announcement
Announcement by the Korean Central News Agency
CONTENTS
II. Announcement by the Korean Central News Agency
III. Nautilus invites your responses
I. Introduction
The Korean Central News Agency issued this announcement claiming to have successfully tested a nuclear bomb on October 9th, 2006. The announcement coincided with an underground explosion in a mine in North Hamgyeong Province. The announcement notes, “the nuclear test was conducted with indigenous wisdom and technology 100%. It marks a historic event as it greatly encouraged and pleased the KPA (Korean People’s Army) and people that have wished to have powerful self-reliant defence capability.”
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II. Announcement by the Korean Central News Agency
– Text of North Korea’s Nuclear Test Announcement
by the Korean Central News Agency
The following is the full text of the announcement carried on North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency.
The field of scientific research in the DPRK (North Korea) successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions on October 9, Juche 95 (2006) at a stirring time when all the people of the country are making a great leap forward in the building of a great, prosperous, powerful socialist nation.
It has been confirmed that there was no such danger as radioactive emission in the course of the nuclear test as it was carried out under a scientific consideration and careful calculation.
The nuclear test was conducted with indigenous wisdom and technology 100%. It marks a historic event as it greatly encouraged and pleased the KPA (Korean People’s Army) and people that have wished to have powerful self-reliant defence capability.
It will contribute to defending the peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in the area around it.
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