North Korea Goes Nuclear

Forbes:

North Korea has conducted a nuclear test, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a South Korean government official.

'There was intelligence that North Korea launched a nuclear test this morning,' the official said, adding that the information was being processed.

Sydney Morning Herald:

"The nuclear test is a historic event that brought happiness to our military and people,'' KCNA said.

Of all things, the North Koreans won't get happiness from this event.

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The Daily Telegraph quotes the Australian leader:

"I am advised that there is seismic confirmation that North Korea conducted a nuclear test earlier today," the Prime Minister told parliament.

"In those circumstances I would condemn, and I would assume I would have the unanimous agreement of the House in doing so, the test in the strongest possible terms."

Later on:

Analysts had said a test may trigger a regional nuclear arms race, and leave international non-proliferation efforts in tatters.

I wouldn't condemn Japan if she decided to go nuclear now.

OPFOR:

Back then it was just one errant missile. Today we're talking about a nuclear weapon. A nation killer. A world killer. And it's in the hands of a man whose sanity is suspect and is worshipped as a god by an army of over one million.

Korea is simply too small of a theater to be playing with nuclear toys. You can bet your britches that the far east paradigm just shifted, big time. Let the arms race begin...