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North Korea conducts test of nuclear device
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Greg Palkot reports from London, England
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- Date Feb 12, 2013
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There is breaking news a defiant North Korea is happy yet again.
Overnight conducting what's believed to be a nuclear tests far more powerful.
And ominous than ever before that's the rocket launched from December -- few months back.
Good morning that's -- restart on Bill Hemmer welcome here to America's -- Martha.
Morning though -- morning everybody I'm Martha MacCallum says this one really just wasn't any -- North -- now saying that they successfully detonated.
A miniaturized nuclear device which is specifically the kind that you would need to master to put on a ballistic missile.
We're putting this together and just a couple months apart for a -- live in London what more do we know about the nuclear test right.
Farewell bill Martha what we know is that the world got a bit more dangerous overnight UN officials confirming to me.
They believe the North Korea has detonate a nuclear device and they underscore.
The fact that they are getting that it is twice as powerful.
As the test North Korea conducted back in 2009.
They base this on seismic measurements that they are getting from the test site in the north east corner of North Korea.
North Korea claims it is a smaller more sophisticated.
Device we have no confirmation of that were waiting on the exact details but if that is true.
We and we have nothing to dispute that.
This means that North Korea is capable of creating something like a warhead that could fit.
On top of a ballistic missile remember.
North Korea had that successful launch of an -- -- not Intercontinental.
Ballistic missile last December that would put a missile in the range of the United States.
One expert quote guys.
This is an important step towards further weapon as a nation of their nuclear arsenal another quote.
This shows they want to tie in the nuclear weapon program with the missile program what about the political impact why is this happening now -- You have bill Pyongyang has not stop their barrage of propaganda since they tested that nuclear device a couple hours ago.
They say this is just a first response -- talk about an unspecified second or third response.
They say this is in response to hostile activity from the United States.
The White House -- in fact called a provocative Japanese prime minister calling it a great great.
What is significant is that this is the first nuclear test while Kim Jong on.
The new young leader of North Korea.
He's in control and the timing is crucial on Saturday it's the birthday at his father the late dictator of North Korea Kim Jong ill.
And probably it is no coincidence I am told to by experts that today.
-- -- Obama will be delivering that State of the Union Address.
They're looking for a maximum exposure and maximum tie in -- their arch -- United States thank you Greg Greg -- leader covers there in London thank you Greg Martha.
