September 10, 2016

"The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said on Friday, its 68th National Day, that it 'successfully' tested a nuclear warhead in the morning. This is the fifth nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang since 2006 and the second this year. The DPRK only on Wednesday rejected a UN Security Council statement condemning its latest missile tests and threatened to take 'further significant measures'.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement censuring Friday's nuclear test and urging the DPRK to meet its denuclearization commitments.

In the Republic of Korea, the presidential office reportedly held a National Security Council meeting on Friday afternoon after 'a seismic event' of magnitude 5.3 was detected near the DPRK's northeastern nuclear test site."

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