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Seoul: North Korea preparing for 4th nuclear test

By HyungJin Kim
Published May 8, 2014 11:04am ET
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Seoul: North Korea preparing for 4th nuclear test
South Korean Defense Ministry spokesperson Kim Min-seok speaks about the outcome of a government investigation into unmanned drones recently found near the inter-Korean border areas, during a news conference at the ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Seoul's Defense Ministry announced Thursday that a joint investigation by South Korea and the U.S. concluded three drones found in the South in March and April were flown by North Korea on military surveillance missions. A ministry statement called the drone flights a military provocation and said that South Korea will strongly react to it. North Korea has denied it sent such drones, accusing South Korea of plotting another fabrication that shows its confrontational stance on the North. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. Pool) | Ahn Young-joon

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is making final preparations to conduct its fourth nuclear test, South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday, but he added that it could be a bluff.

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