Overview: DPRK 2009 announced test
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) claimed on 25 May 2009 that it has conducted a nuclear test. CTBTO Executive Secretary Tibor Tóth has deplored the DPRK’s action as “a serious violation of the norm established by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and as such deserves universal condemnation”. Thirty-nine seismic stations have registered a signal measuring 4.52 on the Richter scale at 00:54 GMT.
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Video / Audio
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29 May 2009
Press conference video .wmv (stream)
Press conference audio .mp3
26 May 2009
Executive Secretary Tibor Tóth on the Russian TV channel RT
25 May 2009
Press conference video .wmv (stream)
Press conference audio .mp3
Background information
- Atmospheric Transport Modelling for Xenon 133 plume
The 2006 DPRK nuclear test
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Press Centre
12 June 2009
Experts sure about nature of the DPRK event
29 May 2009
Homing in on the event
27 May 2009
Next phase in the analysis of the announced DPRK nuclear test
26 May 2009
CTBT States Signatories meet to consider DPRK announced nuclear test
25 May 2009
CTBTO's initial findings on the DPRK announced nuclear test
25 May 2009
Statement by CTBTO Chairman Ambassador Peter Shannon on the announced DPRK nuclear test
25 May 2009
Statement by Tibor Toth, CTBTO Executive Secretary on the announced DPRK nuclear test
Press clippings
- New York, 15 June 2009 - Secretary-General's statement on the urgency of the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (UN)
- Ban deplores DPR Korea's underground nuclear test (UN)
- US confirms N Korea nuclear test (BBC)
- US fears third nuclear test in North Korea (The Telegraph)
- North Koreans have made nuclear progress, experts say (CNN)
- North Korea's Nuclear Detonation Is Driving the Push for Global Test Ban Treaty (CNS News)
- North Korea's Curious Nuclear Test (Science Insider)
- No noble gas from North Korea blast (BBC)
- Factbox: Reaction to N Korea's nuclear test (TVNZ)
- The Test Ban Treaty (Editorial, NY Times)
