2013 North Korean nuclear test

Test detonation on 12 February 2013 August 2020 2013 North Korean nuclear test North Korea 41.30 N 129.08 E type:event_region:KP inline,title,M5.1 Nuclear Explosion - 24km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f5t0 Earthquake Hazards Program United States Geological Survey 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130213124657/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f5t0 13 February 2013 Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, Kilju County 2013 02 12 11 57 51 y KST 1 Underground Fission Exact yield or intended yield was not announced by DPRK 6-9 ktonTNT TJ (Estimations from South Korean Defense Ministry)http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/02/14/2013021400705.html How Powerful Was N.Korea's Nuke Test? The Chosun Ilbo 14 February 2013 17 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130217042527/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/02/14/2013021400705.html 17 February 2013 8-10 ktonTNT TJ (Japanese estimates) 8.4-16 ktonTNT TJ (Estimations from University of Science and Technology of China)http://www.51jiwo.com/military/4350.html Chinese underground nuclear test North Korea reached an unprecedented precision measurement 19 June 2013 14 July 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131021114212/http://www.51jiwo.com/military/4350.html 21 October 2013 More than 7 ktonTNT TJ (Russian Defence Ministry)http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/russia-says-no-danger-to-far-east-residents-over-north-koreas-nuclear-test/ Russia says no danger to Far East residents over North Korea's nuclear test 23 October 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070751/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/russia-says-no-danger-to-far-east-residents-over-north-koreas-nuclear-test/ 5 March 2016 14 ktonTNT TJ (Estimation from Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources)Nordkorea: BGR registriert vermutlichen Kernwaffentest https://web.archive.org/web/20170901102040/https://www.bgr.bund.de/DE/Gemeinsames/Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/Pressemitteilungen/BGR/bgr-160106_nordkorea_BGR_kernwaffentest.html?nn=1542132 1 September 2017 - BGR, 6 January 2016 - Initially however was estimated at 40 ktonTNT TJNordkorea: BGR registriert vermutlichen Kernwaffentest https://web.archive.org/web/20150916122947/http://www.bgr.bund.de/DE/Gemeinsames/Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/Pressemitteilungen/BGR/bgr-130212_Kernwaffentest-Nordkorea.html 16 September 2015 - BGR (In German), 12 February 2013 2009 test January 2016 test North Korea nuclear test 2013.jpg USGS infographic on the event On 12 February 2013, North Korean state media announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test, its third in seven years. A tremor that exhibited a nuclear bomb signature with an initial magnitude 4.9 (later revised to 5.1) was detected by the China Earthquake Networks Center,朝鲜(疑爆)Ms4.9地震 http://www.csndmc.ac.cn/newweb/secondpage.jsp?id=1146 zh dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140809151257/http://www.csndmc.ac.cn/newweb/secondpage.jsp?id=1146 9 August 2014 Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationPress Release: On the CTBTO's detection in North Korea http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/press-releases/2013/on-the-ctbtos-detection-in-north-korea/ CTBTO 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130215033400/http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/press-releases/2013/on-the-ctbtos-detection-in-north-korea 15 February 2013 and the United States Geological Survey. In response, Japan summoned an emergency United Nations meeting for 12 February and South Korea raised its military alert status. It is not known whether the explosion was nuclear, or a conventional explosion designed to mimic a nuclear blast;Broad, William, "A Secretive Country Gives Experts Few Clues to Judge Its Nuclear Program", The New York Times, 12 February 2013. "As is usual with tests by the secretive North, it was not even clear if the underground test was nuclear, rather than conventional bomb blasts meant to mimic an underground nuclear test;" as of two days after the blast, Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean investigators had failed to detect any radiation.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21455080 BBC News - North Korea nuclear test: No radiation detected bbc.co.uk 2013-02-14 2013-04-16 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130330084008/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21455080 30 March 2013 Test On 12 February 2013, a spokesman for North Korea's army command said it had successfully conducted a third underground nuclear weapons test, according to the Yonhap.(URGENT) N. Korea confirms it conducted third nuclear test http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/02/12/0200000000AEN20130212010000315.HTML Yonhap News Agency 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130215054656/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/02/12/0200000000AEN20130212010000315.HTML 15 February 2013 http://www.koreanconfidential.com/dprknukethreatmarch13.html North Korea Nuclear Threat 5 March 2013 26 March 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130411025319/http://www.koreanconfidential.com/dprknukethreatmarch13.html 11 April 2013 North Korea also said the test had used a miniaturized nuclear device with greater explosive power.N.Korea says test used miniaturised nuclear device with greater explosive force http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_12/N-Korea-says-test-used-miniaturised-nuclear-device-with-greater-explosive-force-KCNA/ Voice of Russia 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130217120123/http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_12/N-Korea-says-test-used-miniaturised-nuclear-device-with-greater-explosive-force-KCNA/ 17 February 2013 Before North Korea announced they had conducted the test, seismic activity had already been detected in North Korea by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the seismic network operated by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission, near the site of previous nuclear tests at Mantapsan in Kilju County. A large tremor, first estimated at magnitude of 4.9, was detected in North Korea, and governments in the region were trying to determine whether it was a third nuclear test. The USGS upgraded the magnitude of the possibly nuclear tremor from 4.9 to 5.1, located 24 km mi east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, North Korea.M5.1 – 24km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea 12 February 2013 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f5t0#summary USGS 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130213124657/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f5t0 13 February 2013 The tremor occurred at 11:57am KST (2:57am UTC), and the USGS said the hypocenter of the event was only one kilometer deep.September 2026 The China Earthquake Networks Center (Abbreviation: CENC; 中国地震台网中心) also reported this event, putting the magnitude at Ms 4.9. The tremor caused by the test could be felt by residents of the neighboring city of Hunchun and Antu, in Yanbian, Jilin Province, China.http://news.ifeng.com/world/special/chaoxiansanheshi/content-3/detail_2013_02/12/22122280_0.shtml 吉林珲春市民感到晃动 老太错以为心脏病犯了_资讯频道_凤凰网 IFENG 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130216012011/http://news.ifeng.com/world/special/chaoxiansanheshi/content-3/detail_2013_02/12/22122280_0.shtml 16 February 2013 The explosion was registered by 94 seismic stations and two infrasound stations in the CTBTO's global monitoring system.Update on CTBTO findings related to the announced nuclear test by North Korea http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/highlights/2013/update-on-ctbto-findings-related-to-the-announced-nuclear-test-by-north-korea/ CTBTO 15 February 2013 14 April 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150321012130/http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/highlights/2013/update-on-ctbto-findings-related-to-the-announced-nuclear-test-by-north-korea/ 21 March 2015 The CTBTO radionuclide network later made a significant detection of radioactive noble gases that could be attributed to the nuclear test.CTBTO detects radioactivity consistent with 12 February announced North Korean nuclear test http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/press-releases/2013/ctbto-detects-radioactivity-consistent-with-12-february-announced-north-korean-nuclear-test/ CTBTO 23 April 2013 14 April 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150428200700/http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/press-releases/2013/ctbto-detects-radioactivity-consistent-with-12-february-announced-north-korean-nuclear-test 28 April 2015 Gases "consistent with" North Korea's February test found: nuclear body https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-nuclear-idUSBRE93M0B820130423 Reuters 23 April 2013 14 April 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150414192846/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/23/us-korea-north-nuclear-idUSBRE93M0B820130423 14 April 2015 Yield estimates South Korea's defense ministry said the event reading indicated a blast of 6–7 kilotons,Gloria Riviera Fujita Akiko North Korea Tremor Arouses Suspicion of Nuclear Test https://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-tremor-arouses-suspicion-nuclear-test/story?id=18444191 ABC News 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130213001229/https://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-tremor-arouses-suspicion-nuclear-test/story?id=18444191 13 February 2013 David Chance Jack Kim China joins U.S., Japan in condemning North Korea nuclear test https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-idUSBRE91B04820130212 Reuters 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130212073617/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/12/us-korea-north-idUSBRE91B04820130212 12 February 2013 Calum MacLeod Obama calls North Korea nuclear test a threat to U.S. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/11/earthquake-north-korea-nuclear-test/1911587/ USA Today 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130212085945/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/11/earthquake-north-korea-nuclear-test/1911587/ 12 February 2013 later revised to 6–9 kilotons using the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization's calculation method.http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130214000765 Estimates differ on size of N.K. blast Choi He-suk The Korea Herald 14 February 2013 17 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130216170238/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130214000765 16 February 2013 The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources estimated the yield as 7.7–7.8 kilotons while the Japanese put the estimation between 8 and 10 kilotons. Some experts estimate the yield to be up to 15 kilotons, since the test site's geology is not well understood.North Korea nuclear test raises uranium concerns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21431599 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 BBC News live https://web.archive.org/web/20130215061124/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21431599 15 February 2013 The Russian Defence Ministry said the power of North Korea's nuclear test blast "surpassed 7 kilotons".http://www.interfax.ru/world/290002 Пхеньян устроил "безупречный" взрыв Interfax 14 March 2014 12 February 2013http://indrus.in/world/2013/02/13/russia_condemns_north_koreas_new_nuclear_test_22253.html Russia condemns North Korea's new nuclear test Igor Rozin 13 February 2013 23 October 2016 NORSAR compared the seismic data from all three North Korean nuclear tests and estimated the yield of the 2013 test as approximately 10 kilotons.http://www.norsar.no/norsar/about-us/News/NuclearExplosionDPRK12Feb2013 Nuclear explosion in North Korea, February 12, 2013 NORSAR 12 February 2013 13 February 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130222062608/http://www.norsar.no/norsar/about-us/News/NuclearExplosionDPRK12Feb2013 22 February 2013 The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, a state-run geology research institute in Germany, estimated the yield initially at 40 kilotons.Nuke test air samples are a bust http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2967164 15 February 2013 16 February 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130523095337/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2967164 23 May 2013 However, this estimation has since been revised to 14 ktonTNT TJ after the January 2016 North Korean nuclear test was conducted. On 19 June 2013, the University of Science and Technology of China released a report that claimed that they had found the precise location of the test at latitude 41°17′26.88″, longitude 129°4′34.68″, with an error margin of 94 meters and the yield at around 12.2 kt, with a margin of error of 3.8 kt. In comparison, the fission nuclear bombs dropped by the Enola Gay on Hiroshima (Little Boy, a "gun-type" nuclear bomb) and on Nagasaki by Bockscar (Fat Man, an "implosion-type" nuclear bomb) had blast yield equivalences of 16 and 21 kilotons respectively. Further tests On 4 February 2013, a South Korean military official had stated that there was a "chance that the southern tunnel is a decoy, but we are not ruling out that the regime will conduct nuclear tests simultaneously at both tunnels".Ryall Julian https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9846447/North-Korea-preparing-for-two-nuclear-tests.html North Korea 'preparing for two nuclear tests' Telegraph 2013-02-04 2013-04-16 London On 15 February 2013, North Korea had told China that they were preparing for one or two more nuclear tests that year.Kang Benjamin https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-nuclear-idUSBRE91E0J820130215 Exclusive: North Korea tells China of preparations for fresh nuclear test - source Reuters 2013-02-15 2013-04-16 On 8 April 2013, South Korea had observed activity at Punggye-ri, suggesting that a fourth underground test was being prepared.http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2969782&cloc=joongangdaily%7chome%7ctop Activity at North's nuke test site-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily Koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com 2013-04-08 2013-04-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130417051811/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2969782&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Ctop 17 April 2013 It was later believed that the tunneling activity that started in April was for a long-term project, and that a nuclear test wouldn't occur soon.http://38north.org/2013/06/punggye062413/ New Tunneling Activity at the North Korean Nuclear Test Site 38 North 38 North 25 June 2013 26 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130701042445/http://38north.org/2013/06/punggye062413/ 1 July 2013 According to a U.S. expert, North Korea has everything in place for a fourth explosion but is hesitating due to the fear that it would anger China. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52497384/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/#.UeiTI2TwJYA https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223954/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52497384/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/#.UeiTI2TwJYA dead 2 December 2013 North Korea has everything in place for new atom test: U.S. expert NBC News Dahl Fredrik Tom Pfeiffer 17 July 2013 18 July 2013 A professor from Georgetown University predicted that test would occur in spring 2014 at latest.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/131113/n-korea-could-conduct-4th-nuclear-test-late-year-us-expert N. Korea could conduct 4th nuclear test late this year: US expert GlobalPost Yonhap News Agency 13 November 2013 16 November 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235908/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/yonhap-news-agency/131113/n-korea-could-conduct-4th-nuclear-test-late-year-us-expert 2 December 2013 On 17 December 2013, a member of South Korea's parliamentary intelligence committee said that a nuclear and missile test would occur soon to draw attention away from the execution of Jang Sung-taek. This was said after North Korea floated propaganda leaflets to South Korea that threatened the annihilation of the island Baengnyeongdo.https://world.time.com/2013/12/17/south-korean-official-the-north-is-preparing-for-another-nuclear-test/ TIME South Korean Official: The North is Preparing for Another Nuclear Test David Stout 17 December 2013 17 December 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131221020349/http://world.time.com/2013/12/17/south-korean-official-the-north-is-preparing-for-another-nuclear-test/ 21 December 2013 On 22 April 2014, South Korea reported that North Korea had stepped up its activity at its main nuclear test site, meaning they may be preparing for their fourth underground nuclear test.http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-activity/ North Korea steps up activity at its nuclear site, South says CNN Jethro Mullen Stella Kim 22 April 2014 22 April 2014 The United States urged North Korea to refrain from testing.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-korea-usa-idUSBREA3L1FO20140422 U.S. urges North Korea to refrain from new nuclear test 22 April 2017 23 October 2016 Reuters On 6 January 2016 North Korea says it has successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test, which if confirmed, would have been a first for the country and a significant advancement for its nuclear program.http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/asia/north-korea-seismic-event/index.html North Korea says it has conducted hydrogen bomb test Euan McKirdy 6 January 2016 CNN 23 October 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161022104831/http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/asia/north-korea-seismic-event/index.html 22 October 2016 The test took place at 10a.m. local time, the regime said in a televised statement. The seismic event, which measured the event at a magnitude of 5.1, occurred 19 kilometers (12 miles) east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, the United States Geological Survey said.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10004bnm M 5.1 Nuclear Explosion - 21 km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea 23 October 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160107122441/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10004bnm 7 January 2016 A senior U.S. administration told CNN it could take days to obtain the scientific data to determine whether this was a successful test. Reactions 2013 Korean crisis the division of Korea post-armistice conflicts North Korea's Park Chol-Su (left) and South Korea's Su Ho (right) shake hands after a 15-hour discussion regarding the reopening of the Kaesong Industrial Complex. 2013 1 242013 8 14(1 24 2013 8 14 2013) Korean Peninsula North Korea and South Korea resume operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. North Korea conducted their third nuclear test. Resolution 2094 of the Security Council sanctioned North Korea for the test. North Korea declared that the "state of armistice" was no longer active. Seoul–Pyongyang hotline restored by North Korea North Korea claimed it was willing to develop peaceful relations with the world, on the condition that its status as a nuclear power is not challenged; resumption of the Six-Party Talks considered. The national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 is continued. South Korea United States China Japan North Korea South Korea Park Geun-hye United States Barack Obama China Xi Jinping Japan Shinzō Abe North Korea Kim Jong-un In response, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, called an urgent security meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The emergency session was to be held 9am EST on 12 February 2013.Quake triggers doubts about North Korean nuclear test http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-seismic-activity-fuels-north-korean-nuclear-test-doubts/20130212.htm#1 Rediff News 12 February 2013 Tibor Toth, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission (CTBTO), confirmed the event's location was "roughly congruent with" nuclear tests carried out by North Korea in 2006 and 2009.N.Korea seismic event shows 'explosion-like characteristics' -CTBTO http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/nkorea-seismic-event-shows-explosion-like-characteristics--ctbto/ https://archive.today/20130416024544/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/nkorea-seismic-event-shows-explosion-like-characteristics--ctbto/ dead 16 April 2013 Trust.org 12 February 2013 Japan's Kyodo News service reported the Japanese defense ministry had scrambled aircraft to hunt for radiation effects.'Artificial Earthquake' Suggests North Korea Just Tested a Nuclear Bomb 12 February 2013 http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/02/north-korea-nuclear-test/62029/ Atlantic Wire 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130213072512/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/02/north-korea-nuclear-test/62029/ 13 February 2013 Japan's government held a national security council meeting in Tokyo according to NHK.Linda Seig Japan holding security meeting after N.Korea nuclear test report: NHK https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-japan-idUSBRE91B04T20130212 Reuters 11 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130213031054/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/12/us-korea-north-japan-idUSBRE91B04T20130212 13 February 2013 The South Korean military also raised its readiness level.Song Sang-ho http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130212000692 N.K. has conducted 3rd nuke test The Korea Herald 12 February 2013 12 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130212045700/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130212000692 12 February 2013 China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it strongly opposed the test. Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi contacted the North Korean ambassador to China in protest.Huang Kristin 2017-09-04 How China reacted to previous North Korean nuclear tests https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2109692/how-china-responded-previous-north-korean-nuclear-tests 2026-01-18 South China Morning Post en In general, international reactions to the 2013 North Korean nuclear test have been almost uniformly negative.Chance David https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-idUSBRE91B04820130212 North Korean nuclear test draws anger, including from China Reuters.com 2012-02-13 2013-02-13 International reaction Countries involved in the crisis Reactions of countries formerly part of the six-party talks and playing key roles in the crisis: United States: Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the National Security Council of the United States said, "We take seriously these threats and we are in constant touch with our allies in South Korea." She also said her country would continue "taking additional measures against the threat of North Korea" as further reinforcement of the barrier Pacific missile.White House responds to N. Korea's 'state of war' comment, says taking threat 'seriously' http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/30/north-korea-in-tate-war-with-seoul-as-us-officials-denounce-remarks-stand-ready/ Fox News April 11, 2013 March 30, 2013 Japan: As the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Beijing, North Korea launched a new threat, this time to Japanese cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. During the visit, Kerry stated that North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50144755n N. Korea threatens attack on Japan RT April 12, 2013 In response to the threats, Japan deployed antimissile batteries in several spots surrounding its capital, Tokyo. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/09/national/pac-3-batteries-deployed-as-north-korea-threatens-missile-launch/#.UWomRb8rRLw PAC-3 batteries deployed as North Korea threatens missile launch April 8, 2013 Japan's Defence Minister, Itsunori Onodera, ordered the deployment of four Japanese Kongō-class destroyers to the Sea of Japan with orders to shoot down any North Korean missiles headed towards Japanese territory. The destroyers are equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, and armed with SM-3 Block IA interceptors which are designed to intercept short to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.http://defense-update.com/20130408_japans-aegis-destroyers-ordered-to-shoot-down-north-korean-missiles-overflying-japan.html Japan's AEGIS Destroyers Ordered to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles Overflying Japan Defense Update: - Military Technology & Defense News April 8, 2013 April 14, 2013 North Korea: On January 1, 2013, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced in his New Year's speech an urge for South Korea to put an end to the confrontation between the two.Kim Jong Un calls end confrontation between the two Koreas (text in spanish) However, after the Security Council sanctions from the UN for the satellite launch Kwangmyongsong-3, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test and declared chancery on February 12 that it is a response to U.S. hostilities against the country,Declaration Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman after which the escalating conflict increased until reaching military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, on which spokesman Supreme Commander EPC reported on March 21 that the exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle U.S. South Korea are responsible for carrying the conflict to the peninsula and to be taken as white islands Guam and Okinawa from where U.S. deploys its fleet of B-52 bombers and nuclear submarines.spokesman Response KPA Supreme Command On March 30 the government, political parties and other North Korean entities issued a statement announcing any provocation against North Korea by the U.S. and South Korea will be considered an invasion and will result in a "war without quarter" and would entail the use of nuclear weapons.Special Declaration of the government, politicians and institutions birthed the DPRK Other countries Australia: Bob Carr, Foreign Minister, said the UN Security Council had to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea following the regime's threat of a nuclear strike against the US and he said he will make a personal appeal for China to persuade North Korea to ratchet down its behaviour.N Korea loads missiles onto launchers, tells Russia, Britain to evacuate embassies http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/intercepted-north-korean-military-communications-reveal-plan-to-launch-missile/story-fnd134gw-1226612936097 news article, April 6, 2013 The Age National Times April 11, 2013 China: Hong Lei, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it was hoped that "the parties to work together to lobby and get a turnaround in the currently tense situation." China defended the resumption of negotiations on the six-party talks, which include North and South Korea, China, Russia, the United States and Japan. Talks have been stalled since 2008 by North Korean decision. http://www.el-nacional.com/mundo/China-rebajar-tension-peninsula-Coreana_0_162583893.html China calls reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula The National March 30, 2013 Colombia: Colombia's Foreign Ministry released a statement condemning the use of force and disrespect of the Armistice of 1953. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement, saying, "We are deeply concerned about recent statements and actions of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, threatening stability and peace in the Korean Peninsula." Colombia expressed concern and condemnation state of war in North Korea W Radio Spanish Cuba: The former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, urged both parties to show restraint. He called the situation "incredible and absurd" and said that war would not benefit either side. "This is one of the gravest risks of nuclear war since the October Crisis in 1962 involving Cuba, 50 years ago."Fidel Castro to North Korea: nuclear war will benefit no one http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/05/fidel-castro-north-korea-nuclear-war-warning The Guardian April 7, 2013 Havana April 5, 2013 He added: "If a conflict of that nature should break out there, the government of Barack Obama in his second mandate would be buried in a deluge of images which would present him as the most sinister character in the history of the United States. The duty of avoiding war is also his and that of the people of the United States."The duty to avoid a war in Korea Ecuador: The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry condemned the deteriorating situation between North Korea and South Korea, demanding that countries that possess nuclear weapons and threaten humanity destroy their weapons of mass extermination, appealing also to the United States, Russia and China not to exacerbate the tension in the region.April 2013 Germany: The Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that the North Korean government "should stop playing with fire" and that the German government was working with its partners to ensure that Pyongyang "[ends] their threats and abandon its nuclear program, which is in violation of international law ".http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130330-48837.html#.UWcRc7Xvttg Westerwelle: North Korea 'playing with fire' – The Local Thelocal.de April 14, 2013 7 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130607020420/http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130330-48837.html#.UWcRc7Xvttg dead Holy See: On Easter Sunday March 31, Pope Francis in his Urbi et Orbi address called for peace and reconciliation over the escalating Korean crisis. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/31/us-pope-idUSBRE92T0BW20130331 Pope Francis appeals for end to Korea tensions in first Easter message RT April 10, 2013 March 31, 2013 Iran: Tehran says it wants to export oil to Pyongyang. Agreement is not yet reached.http://www.eturbonews.com/34446/north-korea-not-ready-war-while-getting-oil-supplies-iran Tehran and Pyongyang as well as Beijing and Washington are talking North Korea not ready for war Eturbonews.com 21 April 2013 2013-04-21 Italy: Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi strongly condemned saying that the test threatens regional stability and global security, and he also added that Italy with the United Nations will take action against North Korea nuclear plan. Mexico: On March 30, through a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mexican government asked for North Korea to resolve their disputes through "the path of dialogue and negotiation" and stated that Mexico "calls on all parties to show restraint and make all efforts that are within its power to prevent an escalation of this situation and to keep searching a final negotiated settlement on the Korean Peninsula." http://saladeprensa.sre.gob.mx/index.php/es/comunicados/2449-079 MÉXICO HACE UN LLAMADO PARA RETOMAR LA VÍA DEL DIÁLOGO EN LA PENÍNSULA DE COREA March 30, 2013 April 15, 2013 Spanish 7 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140107153839/http://saladeprensa.sre.gob.mx/index.php/es/comunicados/2449-079 dead Peru: On March 30, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Peruvian government was in favor of dialogue and cooperation between North and South Korea and the resumption of six-party talks on the nuclear issue in that part of Asia. Peru condemns "use of force" against North Korean threats The Commerce March 30, 2013 Philippines: On April 5, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III ordered Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul to oversee the preparations for a possible evacuation of nearly 50,000 Filipinos currently in South Korea. Despite this, Aquino said that there is no reason for the public to be alarmed of the situation.http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/04/05/aquino-dfa-chief-fly-seoul-personally-assess-situation-276116 Aquino: DFA chief to fly to Seoul to personally assess situation Sun Star.com.ph April 15, 2013 15 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215030440/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/04/05/aquino-dfa-chief-fly-seoul-personally-assess-situation-276116 dead 8 days later, on the 13th, in a meeting with US State Secretary John Kerry, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin offered the opening of military bases to US forces in the event of a war with North Korea.France Agence http://www.interaksyon.com/article/59338/manila-offers-us-its-military-bases-in-case-of-north-korea-war Manila offers US its military bases in case of North Korea war InterAksyon.com April 14, 2013 11 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611081348/http://interaksyon.com/article/59338/manila-offers-us-its-military-bases-in-case-of-north-korea-war dead Romania: The Minister of Foreign Affairs recommended Romanians to avoid visits to North Korea."Criza din Coreea de Nord: cine se crede Kim Jong-un?", Gândul.info, April 6, 2013 Titus Corlățean conveyed to Kim Jong-un that is needed a relief to the current situation on the Korean Peninsula."CRIZA NORD-COREEANĂ: Diplomații străini par hotărâți să rămână în post la Phenian, în pofida tensiunilor", Mediafax.ro, April 6, 2013 Russia: Russia urged the United States and North Korea to show restraint. Russian foreign ministry official Grigory Logvinov stated, "We hope that all parties will exercise maximum responsibility and restraint and no one will cross the point of no return."MacAskill Ewen Russia urges US and North Korea to show restraint http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/30/russia-us-north-korea-restraint The Guardian April 5, 2013 Washington, D.C. March 30, 2013 On April 8, in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to a trade fair in Germany, President Putin said "I would make no secret about it, we are worried about the escalation on the Korean peninsula, because we are neighbors, And if, God forbid, something happens, Chernobyl which we all know a lot about, may seem like a child's fairy tale. Is there such a threat or not? I think there is... I would urge everyone to calm down... and start to resolve the problems that have piled up for many years there at the negotiating table" http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-korea-north-idUSBRE93408020130408 North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl Reuters April 8, 2013 April 8, 2013 Spain: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, said that the European Union has urged North Korea to negotiate with all countries in the area to maintain "security and stability" in East Asia. He also said that "there is a huge concern in Spain, in the European Union and around the world race North Korean provocations." April 2013 United Kingdom: Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned North Korea's nuclear test, calling it a "violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions" and advocating a response by the UN Security Council.British Foreign Secretary William Hague Condemns North Korea Nuclear Test http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/12/british-foreign-secretary_n_2666568.html Huffington Post 12 February 2013 19 April 2013 He has also called on North Korea to "engage in credible and multilateral talk",G8 talks: William Hague urges North Korea to 'engage in talks' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/g8/9987743/G8-talks-William-Hague-urges-North-Korea-to-engage-in-talks.html The Daily Telegraph 11 April 2013 19 April 2013 London and dismissed calls for British Embassy staff to leave North Korea.William Hague Urges Calm Over North Korea http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/apr/10/william-hague-north-korea-video The Guardian 10 April 2013 19 April 2013 London See also 2013 in North Korea Foreign relations of North Korea List of nuclear weapons tests of North Korea North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korean withdrawal from the Korean Armistice Agreement – post reaction to the nuclear test by North Korea, South Korea and the United States UN Resolution 2094 References 30em North Korea Politics Nuclear test 2013 Category:Underground nuclear weapons testing Category:February 2013 in Asia