Seoul watching for N. Korean acts 'such as nuclear test'
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South Korea is closely watching North Korea for further provocative acts such as more missile tests or a third nuclear test after the North's rocket launch failed, its defence ministry said Friday.
North Korean soldiers parade in front a portrait of former North Korean President Kim Il-sung during a military parade in Pyongyang's central square in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 9, 2011 marking the 63rd anniversary of the state's founding. Photo: Reuters
South Korea is closely watching North Korea for further provocative acts such as more missile tests or a third nuclear test after the North's rocket launch failed, its defence ministry said Friday.
"We are keeping a close watch over the North for further provocative acts such as missile tests and a nuclear test," the ministry said in a statement.
A South Korean official said on Sunday that North Korea appeared to be preparing for a third nuclear test after Friday's long-range rocket launch.
Preparations are under way in the northeastern town of Punggye-ri, where the North carried out two previous tests of a nuclear bomb in 2006 and 2009, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The North, believed to have enough plutonium for six to eight bombs, tested atomic weapons in October 2006 and May 2009. Both were held one to three months after missile tests.