North Korea nuclear tests and rocket launches
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North Koreans walk past near a huge screen broadcasting the government's announcement on North Korea's fifth nuclear test in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo September 9, 2016. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)
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In this undated image made from video distributed on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, by North Korean broadcaster KRT, a missile is launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KRT via AP)
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South Koreans watch a TV news program airing file footage of a North Korean rocket launch at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (C) speaks to the media regarding North Korea's missile launch, in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 3, 2016. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)
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A man watches a TV news program reporting about a missile launch of North Korea, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. A North Korean missile launch likely failed on Tuesday, according to South Korea's military, the latest in a string of high-profile failures that tempers somewhat recent worries that Pyongyang was pushing quickly toward its goal of a nuclear-tipped missile that can reach America's mainland. The letters read on top left, "Fail, North Korea's Musudan missile." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean army soldiers at a military check point watch march by South Korean activists during 2016 Women Walk for Korean Peace at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's missiles at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. A North Korean missile launch likely failed on Tuesday, according to South Korea's military, the latest in a string of high-profile failures that tempers somewhat recent worries that Pyongyang was pushing quickly toward its goal of a nuclear-tipped missile that can reach America's mainland. The letters read on top left, "North Korean missile launch likely failed." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally denouncing the United States, South Korean and Japanese governments' missile policies on North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this Monday, May 30, 2016 photo, Japan Self-Defense Force members walk near PAC-3 missile interceptors deployed to prepare for a possible North korean missile, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (Muneki Yajima/Kyodo News via AP)
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A man watches a TV screen showing a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 21, 2016. North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills it sees as a provocation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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An anti-war protester clenches his fist during a rally opposing the joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, between the U.S. and South Korea, near the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 19, 2016. North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. The letters at a card read " Stop military exercise". (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
U.S. State Department's Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Sung Kim, right, listens as Coordinator for Sanctions Policy Ambassador Daniel Fried answers a reporter's questions after finishing the high level sanctions meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 21, 2016. North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills it sees as a provocation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location are seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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Landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location are seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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A man watches a TV screen showing a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 18, 2016. North Korea defied U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. The letters on the screen read " The missile puts all of South Korea and part of Japan within striking distance." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Visitors look at the northern side at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border with North Korea, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, March 18, 2016. North Korea defied U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives instruction during a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 15, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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A rocket warhead tip is in flames during a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 15, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 15, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 11, 2016 shows the launch of a ballistic rocket during a mobile drill at an undisclosed location (AFP Photo)
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North Korea has yet to demonstrate the ability to miniaturise a nuclear weapon and put it on an ICBM, according to US defence officials (AFP Photo)
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A TV screen shows a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 10, 2016. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a likely show of anger at continuing springtime war games by rivals Washington and Seoul and another ratcheting up of hostility on the already anxious Korean Peninsula. The screen reads "North Korea launched the missiles into East Sea." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets scientists and technicians in the field of researches into nuclear weapons in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 9, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) smiles as he guides a test fire of a new multiple launch rocket system in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, photo, what is believed to be an improved version of the KN-08 ballistic missile is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea, during the 70th anniversary celebrations of its ruling party's creation. Pyongyang has long claimed it has the right to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against the U.S., an established nuclear power with whom it has been in a state of war for more than 65 years. But to build a credible nuclear threat, the North must explode new nuclear devices — including miniaturized ones — so its scientists can improve their designs and technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) smiles as he guides a test fire of a new multiple launch rocket system in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA )
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivers a speech during a military commissioning ceremony at Gyeryongdae, South Korea's main military compound, in Gyeryong, South Korea, Friday, March 4, 2016. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 3, 2016. North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast Thursday, Seoul officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on Pyongyang in two decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. The screen reads " North Korea launched missiles." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 3, 2016. North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast Thursday, Seoul officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on Pyongyang in two decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. The screen reads "Sanction on the North Korea." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean ambassador to the United Nations Oh Joon, right, United States ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, center, and Japanese ambassador to the U.N. Motohide Yoshikawa speak to reporters after a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters on March 2, 2016. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. After the North’s Jan. 6 nuclear test, Beijing joined the U.S. in imposing tougher sanctions that were approved unanimously Wednesday by the U.N. Security Council. But it insisted sanctions alone will never solve the nuclear issue. Instead, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi suggested a “parallel track” approach that separates nuclear talks from negotiations to replace the more-than-60-year-old Korean War armistice with a peace agreement. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
South Korea warned it would mete out "stern punishment" in the event of any North Korea provocation after Pyongyang fired six short-range missiles into the sea (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)
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South Korean army K-1 tanks move during the annual exercise in Yeoncheon, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, March 3, 2016. North Korea fired six short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast Thursday, Seoul officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on Pyongyang in two decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Japanese ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa, left, talks with United States ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power before a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Korea Ri Su Yong delivers his statement during the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Hwang Joon-kook, center, speaks to the media after meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. The United States on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and rocket launch. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this Feb. 27, 2016, file photo, a South Korean anti-war protester yells during a rally demanding a restart of six-party talks and to stop the sanction near the government complex in Seoul, South Korea. The United States on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and rocket launch. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides Korean People's Army (KPA) military drills, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang in this February 21, 2016 file photo. The United States will submit to the U.N. Security Council on February 25, 2016 a draft resolution that would expand sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test, a spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nation said. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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Korean People's Army Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho points to a map showing the line which separates the two Koreas in Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Panmunjom, North Korea. Nam Dong Ho told The Associated Press that tensions have increased significantly along the Demilitarized Zone since North Korea conducted its nuclear test and rocket launch. He said he could not comment on operational details, but added: "The reality is that it is touch and go." (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, file photo, Korean People's Army Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho is silhouetted against the truce village of Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, North Korea. Nam Dong Ho told The Associated Press that tensions have increased significantly along the Demilitarized Zone since North Korea conducted its nuclear test and rocket launch. He said he could not comment on operational details, but added: "The reality is that it is touch and go." (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Portraits of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, hung at the entrance of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium are seen in the background as North Korean national flags and Youth League flags decorate the venue on the "Day of the Shining Star" or birthday anniversary of Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The celebrations of the late Kim Jong Il's birthday anniversary, a revered national holiday, came as South Korea’s president warned that North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear weapons program, amid an international outcry over Pyongyang’s January nuclear test and the Feb. 7 rocket launch. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Protesters hold placards with defaced images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while shouting slogans during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. North Korea responded to an unusually harsh verbal attack by South Korean President Park Geun-hye against the North's leader and its recent nuclear test and rocket launch with a characteristically colorful invective of its own Saturday, calling her policy traitorous and adding that Washington's newly enacted sanctions are "laughable." The placards read: "Denounce Kim Jong Un." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, photo, a North Korean man carries his country's national flag at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea responded to an unusually harsh verbal attack by South Korea's president on the North's leader and its recent nuclear test and rocket launch with a characteristically colorful invective of its own on Saturday, calling her policy traitorous and adding what Washington's newly enacted sanctions are "laughable." (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) attends a photo session with the scientists, technicians, workers of earth observation satellite Kwangmongsong-4 in this undated file photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 19, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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North Korean men and women are silhouetted with their country's national flags in the background during a mass dance party as part of celebrations of the "Day of the Shining Star" or birthday anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The celebrations of Kim's birthday anniversary, a revered national holiday, came as South Korea’s president warned that North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear weapons program, amid an international outcry over Pyongyang’s January nuclear test and the Feb. 7 rocket launch. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 photo, South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea’s description of Park as an “old, insane bitch” destined for violent death may take the rivals’ hateful propaganda battle to a new level of hostility, which is saying something for neighbors with such a long, bloody history of hating each other’s guts. The North called Park’s predecessors traitors and even rat-like in one case, but the invectives it throws at the South’s first woman president have tended to be uglier, often casting her relationship with her American allies in crude sexual terms. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korean protesters stage a rally to oppose the possible deployment of the United States' advanced defense system THAAD, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, on Korea Peninsula, in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. The United States said Saturday it temporarily deployed an additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea in response to North Korea's nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch, ahead of talks next week to set up an even more sophisticated U.S. missile defense in a move that has worried China and Russia. The signs read: " Oppose the deployment of THAAD." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A South Korean army soldier walks on Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. South Korea said Wednesday that it will shut down a joint industrial park with North Korea in response to its recent rocket launch, accusing the North of using hard currency from the park to develop its nuclear and missile programs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea's nuclear test and rocket launches sparked a series of protest rallies in Seoul, on February 11, 2016. (AFP Photo/Ed Jones)
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In this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 photo, North Korean men put up a propaganda poster urging its citizens to carry out their country's ruling party's goals for North Korea with an unwavering spirit in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea launched a rocket on Feb. 7, carrying what it said was an Earth observation satellite into space. The launch, which came about a month after the country's fourth nuclear test, was quickly condemned by outsiders as a test of banned ballistic missile technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) reacts as he watches a long range rocket launch in North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo February 7, 2016. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbors and Washington denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N. sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test. (REUTERS/Kyodo)
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A North Korean long range rocket is launched into the air in this file still image taken from KRT video footage, released by Yonhap on February 7, 2016. North Korea's weekend rocket launch repeated earlier success rather than breaking new ground, using a nearly identical design from a 2012 launch, experts said, adding the reclusive country probably remained years from building a long-range nuclear missile. (REUTERS/Yonhap)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a long range rocket launched into the air in this still image taken from KRT file footage and released by Yonhap on February 7, 2016. North Korea's weekend rocket launch repeated earlier success rather than breaking new ground, using a nearly identical design from a 2012 launch, experts said, adding the reclusive country probably remained years from building a long-range nuclear missile. (REUTERS/Yonhap)
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A North Korean long-range rocket is launched in this file still image taken from KRT video footage, released by Yonhap on February 7, 2016. North Korea's weekend rocket launch repeated earlier success rather than breaking new ground, using a nearly identical design from a 2012 launch, experts said, adding the reclusive country probably remained years from building a long-range nuclear missile. (REUTERS/Yonhap)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) watches a long range rocket launch into the air in North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo February 7, 2016. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbors and Washington denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N. sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test. (REUTERS/Kyodo)
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North Koreans watching a huge screen broadcasting an official announcement that the country "successfully" put an Earth observation satellite into orbit, calling it an "epoch-making" achievement, applaud in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo February 7, 2016. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbors and Washington denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N. sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test. (REUTERS/Kyodo)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes during a visit to the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces on the occasion of the new year, in this undated file photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 10, 2016. (REUTERS/KCNA)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, people watch a TV news program showing North Korea's announcement that it conducted a hydrogen bomb test, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. The North's nuclear test has provoked global outrage, a push for sanctions, even fear. But Kim Jong Unís decision has also handed a gift of sorts to his rival in the South. In an instant, the explosion shifted the focus on the presidency of Park Geun-hye, who has faced several mass protests condemning her leadership in recent weeks. The letters read: "Will not use nuclear weapon if autonomy secured." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A South Korean university student wearing a mask depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un participates in a rally against North Korea's announcement that it had tested a hydrogen bomb in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. North Korea's declaration that it had tested a hydrogen bomb for the first time was greeted with widespread condemnation - but also skepticism - as world powers vowed Wednesday to punish the impoverished and defiant nation with new international sanctions. The banners read " We denounce North Korea' nuclear test." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, people watch a TV news program showing North Korea's announcement, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. After ringing in the new year with claims of its first successful hydrogen bomb test, North Korea is now calling on the United States and the world community to accept it as a nuclear power, jettison the pursuit of punitive sanctions and allow it to focus on what it really wants: build up the nation’s troubled economy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
South Korean army soldiers adjust equipment used for propaganda broadcasts near the border area between South Korea and North Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. South Korea responded to North Korea's nuclear test with broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rival's tense border Friday, believed to be the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Lim Tae-hoon/Newsis via AP)
People watch a news report on North Korea's latest nuclear test at a railway station in Seoul on January 6, 2016. (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)
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In this Saturday, July, 27, 2013, file photo, a North Korean soldier salutes while in a military tank as they parade through Kim Il Sung Sqaure during a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. Ever-wary of threats to its ruling regime and still technically at war with Washington and Seoul, “Military First” is North Korea’s national motto. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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North Koreans walk past near a huge screen broadcasting the government's announcement on North Korea's fifth nuclear test in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo September 9, 2016. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)
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North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain.
The blast, on the 68th anniversary of North Korea's founding, was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to some estimates. It was condemned by the United States, which said it would work with partners to impose new sanctions on North Korea, and by China, Pyongyang's main ally.
The United Nations Security Council would discuss the test and whether the 15-member body should punish the reclusive state by imposing further sanctions at a closed-door meeting on Friday requested by the United States, Japan and South Korea, diplomats said. (Reuters)
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