Seoul: No nuke evidence

The South Korean government said there was no evidence supporting reports from Washington that North Korea appeared to be preparing for an underground nuclear test.
"Although (North Korea testing a nuclear weapon) is logically possible, no activity has been detected," a South Korean official said on condition of anonymity.

The official added the government was "closely sharing intelligence information with Washington."

Saying that it was always difficult to verify a nuclear-related activity, the official cited a previous case in 1998 when Washington claimed North Korea could be preparing for a nuclear test in Geumchang-ri. The claim later turned out to be a false alarm.

South Korea believes that North Korea is now technically capable of carrying out a nuclear test.

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