In an audacious move by North Korea, the country today declared that it had successfully carried out the third nuclear test at a northeastern nuke site involving a miniaturized nuclear device. North Korea's official state media said the test is aimed at coping with "outrageous" US hostility that "violently" undermines the North's peaceful, sovereign right to launch satellites. The UN has dubbed the test as "deplorable" and a "clear and grave violation" of the Security Council resolutions. According to reports, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet in an emergency meeting today to discuss the situation. Reacting on the recent development, US President Barack Obama today said that North Korea's "provocative" nuclear test did not make it more secure and called for "swift" and "credible" international action in response.
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