South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday. South Korea is confirming that North Korea has tested a nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons.
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Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. The underground test, which set off powerful seismic waves, drew immediate condemnation from Washington, the U.N. and others.Latest Galleries
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