Tunnel Spotted, Suspicions Raised Over Nuclear Test

April 09 2012

North Korea

Government and military sources in South Korea have seen signs that North Korea may be building a tunnel for a possible nuclear test, reports the Daily Telegraph (U.K.).

Intelligence analysts in the South said the North is apparently preparing for a third nuclear test.

Satellite images show what appears to be tunnel construction at the Punggye-ri test site, where underground nuclear tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009, said officials.

Meanwhile, Pyongyang has invited...

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