AP source: NKorea may be prepping new nuclear test

North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test, a show of defiance as the United Nations considers new sanctions on the dictatorship for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May, according to a U.S. government official. Full Story »

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by Glenn LaBauve - Jun. 11, 2009

So far every threat of a test of a missle or weapo has been carried through, this at least gives us a heads up and administration people are willing to openly comment.

North Korea is a hard target to spy on but “we are making good progress,” Panetta said.

Looks like someone is trying to explain last month’s suprise detonation.

In Brussels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there are no indications North Korea is making preparations for a military strike. Gates says the Pyongyang regime is unpredictable, however, so he does not dismiss the threats

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