CIA: North Korea Blew Nuke Test
A South Korean newspaper has quoted CIA Director Michael Hayden as saying "the United States does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state It's because the nuclear test last year was a failure" Hayden reportedly made the comment while speaking with a South Korean defense official The administration has said in the past it was uncertain of the test's success.A South Korean newspaper has quoted CIA Director Michael Hayden as saying “the United States does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state. … It’s because the nuclear test last year was a failure.” Hayden reportedly made the comment while speaking with a South Korean defense official. The administration has said in the past it was uncertain of the test’s success.
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North Korea’s nuclear test last October was a failure and gives no credence to Pyongyang’s claim to being a nuclear weapons state, U.S. CIA Director Michael Hayden was quoted as saying by a South Korean newspaper on Wednesday.
North Korea said in October it had successfully conducted an underground nuclear test. U.S. and South Korean officials and experts have said the blast produced a relatively low-yield explosion, and some questioned the North’s nuclear capability.
“The United States does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state,” Hayden was quoted as saying by a South Korean defense official in the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. “It’s because the nuclear test last year was a failure.”
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