AFP: US and UN warn against second NKorea test

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US and UN warn against second NKorea test

by Marc Carnegie
2 hours, 10 minutes ago

SEOUL (AFP) - US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and the UN's next leader have warned North Korea not
to go ahead with another nuclear test, insisting it would only lead
to tougher punishment for Pyongyang.

The warnings came amid signals the impoverished regime is again ready
to defy international opinion after it shocked the world by testing
an atom bomb last week and then called UN sanctions a "declaration
of war."

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Before leaving Tokyo for Seoul, she said another nuclear test would
bring "further measures" beyond the UN sanctions imposed after the
October 9 test.

She was to meet in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon,
the UN Secretary General-elect, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso
for crisis talks on the North, now the world's eighth declared nuclear
power.

"The international community's response will be much more severe," said
Ban, referring to a second test.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061019/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_061019035721

Yesterday: AP: Rice Vows 'Full Range' Defense of Japan