North Korea nuclear test slammed
2006-10-10 15:23:25
A Chinese man reads the China Daily on a bulletin board in Beijing October 10, 2006. The newspaper slammed North Korea over its declared nuclear test, saying North Korea's defiance would leave the international non-proliferation regime "in tatters," describing the announcement of a test as a "bombshell" and said that Pyongyang had defied the world. [AFP]
South Korea raises alert level
2006-10-09 17:27:13
South Korean Army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, north of Seoul, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, South Korea, October 9, 2006. South Korea's Defense Ministry said the alert level of the military had been raised in response to the claimed nuclear test. [AP Photo]
North Korea conducts successful nuke test
2006-10-09 14:01:55
People receive extra edition newspapers in Tokyo October 9, 2006 reporting North Korea's nuclear test. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council. [Reuters]
File photo of Kim Jong-il
2006-10-09 14:04:30
In a file photo North Korean leader Kim Jong-il waves during a departure ceremony at the Pyongyang airport in North Korea, June 15, 2000. North Korea said Monday, October 9, 2006, it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, setting off an underground blast in defiance of international warnings and intense diplomatic activity aimed at heading off such a move. [AP Photo]
South Korean soldier on guard during anti-North rally
2006-10-09 14:02:37
South Korean riot policemen stand guard during an anti-North Korean rally in Seoul October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the UN Security Council. [Reuters]
Yongbyon nuclear facility
2006-10-09 14:01:43
File IKONOS satellite image of the Yongbyon nuclear facility, located about 100 kms (62 miles) north of Pyongyang, taken August 13, 2002. North Korea has carried out an underground nuclear test, the North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) said on October 9, 2006. [Reuters]
South Koreans watch news on nuke test
2006-10-09 14:00:50
South Koreans at a railway station in Seoul watch a television broadcasting file footage of a previous nuclear test performed by North Korea Monday, October 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, which would confirm that the country has a working atomic bomb as it has long claimed. The writing on the screen read 'North Korea has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test'. [AP Photo]
North Korean soldier on guard
2006-10-09 13:59:57
A North Korean soldier and his dog guard a Korean army installation near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, close to the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the UN Security Council. [Reuters]
North Korea tests nuke bomb
2006-10-09 13:50:46
In a file photo North Korean leader Kim Jong Il waves during a departure ceremony at the Pyongyang airport in North Korea, June 15, 2000. North Korea said Monday, October 9, 2006, it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, setting off an underground blast in defiance of international warnings and intense diplomatic activity aimed at heading off such a move. [AP Photo]
North Korea's nuclear reactor site
2006-10-04 17:44:15
This DigitalGlobe satellite image shot in September 2005 shows a nuclear reactor site in Yongbyon, North Korea. North Korea is highly likely to go ahead with its threatened nuclear test unless six-party disarmament talks can be restarted, South Korea's unification minister has said.[AFP]
South Korean military trucks
2006-10-04 17:28:04
South Korean military trucks are on standby in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, in this July 7, 2006 file photograph. North and South Korean troops along their heavily fortified border exchanged gunfire for the first time in about a year, a military official said on August 1, 2006, with the incident coming as once-warming ties have turned chilly. [Reuters]
North Korea's deputy FM speaks at UN assembly
2006-10-04 17:21:47
Deputy Foreign Minister of North Korea Choe Su-hon addresses the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, 2006. [Reuters]