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This is an archive article published on August 19, 2006

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North Korea may be preparing an underground test for a nuclear bomb, ABC News said on Thursday, citing unidentified US officials.

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North Korea may be preparing an underground test for a nuclear bomb, ABC News said on Thursday, citing unidentified US officials.

It quoted a senior military official as saying a US intelligence agency had recently observed 8220;suspicious vehicle movement8217;8217; at a suspected North Korean test site.

A senior State Department official told the network, 8220;It is the view of the intelligence community that a test is a real possibility.8217;8217;

Asked about the report, a senior US official said: 8220;We have no new evidence .8217;8217;

ABC reported the activity at the suspected test site included the unloading of large reels of cable outside an underground facility called Pungyee-yok in northeast North Korea.

The intelligence was brought to the attention of the White House last week, the report said.

 

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