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North Korea nuclear test 'on a par with Hiroshima'
North Korea nuclear test 'on a par with Hiroshima'
Country risks further international isolation as underground nuclear explosion triggers earthquake North Korea today risked further international isolation after it claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear weapon as powerful as the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The test comes less ...
Tested Early by North Korea, Obama Has Few Options
Tested Early by North Korea, Obama Has Few Options
nytimes.com — Facing the first direct challenge to his administration by an emerging nuclear weapons state, President Obama declared Monday that the United States and its allies would “stand up” to North Korea , hours after that country defied international ... (more) Tested Early by North Korea, Obama Has Few Options
Obama says North Korea nuclear test a grave concern | Politics
reuters.com — David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that nuclear and missile tests conducted by North Korea were a "grave concern to all nations" and a legal violation that warranted action by the international community. ... (more) Obama says North Korea nuclear test a grave concern | ...
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NORTH KOREANS TEST BOMB - AND TEST OBAMA
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — WEAKNESS INVITES ADVENTURISM AND AGGRESSION. IOW: THE NORTH KOREAN NUKE BOMB TEST IS ANOTHER FRUIT OF APPEASEMENT COURTESY OF OBAMA. THE KIND AGGRESSION OBAMA IS ALSO INVITING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IRAQ, THE PERSIAN GULF... FULL ROUND UP HERE AT MEMEORANDUM ...

North Korean nuclear test successful?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... , and there’s evidence that it happened in the form of an earthquake,so that’s how everyone is betting.  Japan is calling for an ...

Naivete
PoliPundit.com — ... rival John McCain’s criticism at a presidential debate last month that it is naive to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il without preconditions, saying Bush’s reluctance to deal directly with North Korea resulted in the North’s detonation of its first nuclear device in 2006 and the quadrupling of its nuclear weapons to eight by the end of Bush’s eight years in office. How’s that working for you? May 2009: North Korea tests nuclear weapon ‘as powerful as Hiroshima bomb’ In response, ...

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY: North Korea tests nuclear weapon ‘as powerful as Hiroshima bomb’. UPDATE: “…
Instapundit — HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY: North Korea tests nuclear weapon ‘as powerful as Hiroshima bomb’. UPDATE: “Is Obama Another Jimmy Carter?” Actually, I’m beginning to think that’s a best-case situation. . . . ...

Obama’s Response to NK Nuclear Weapons Test
Patterico's Pontifications — ... North Korea claimed today it tested a nuclear weapon as powerful as the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. South Korean officials confirmed a tremor consistent with an underground nuclear explosion: ...

Missile Defense Cuts: Yeah, That's the Ticket
The Discerning Texan — ... The xenophobic madmen running N.Korea launch missiles and explode a Hiroshima nuke--on Memorial Day (on purpose). This is a complete "in your face" to Obama and his lofty idealism, and to all previous efforts to cut deals with these liars. ...

Can There Be ‘Peace Through Weakness’?
Pajamas Media — ... and nuclear tests . Both President Bill Clinton and his successor, George W. Bush, refused to do anything militarily to stop North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons program and now it seems that news about Kim Jong Il’s nuclear tests has gone from surreal, to surprising, to something we’re resigned to ...

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Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday that nuclear and missile tests conducted by North Korea were a "grave concern to all nations" and a legal violation that warranted action by the international community.
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AP - Leaders around the world strongly condemned North Korea's announcement that it conducted a nuclear test on Monday, with President Barack Obama calling it a matter of grave concern to all nations and Japan demanding action by the U.N. Security ...