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S. Korea says no signs of DPRK's nuclear test
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-05-02 15:00

The South Korean government said Monday that there are no signs of a possible nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Seoul has yet to find any sign of Pyongyang conducting underground nuclear tests despite close scrutiny, said Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min-soon, who is also Seoul's chief negotiator to the six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula.

His remarks were regarded as a response to earlier reports that the United States has notified its allies, including South Korea, of Pyongyang's plan to carry out nuclear tests.

"The (South Korean) government has never received any US notification concerning North Korean nuclear tests," Song said.

Song told the official Yonhap News Agency that the DPRK launched a short-range missile in the Sea of Japan on Sunday morning, but adding that the missile with a range of about 100 km can not be considered "nuclear-capable."



 
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