SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has apparently finished preparations for a third nuclear test and is awaiting a political decision to go ahead, a South Korean nuclear expert said May 2.
The expert also said the communist state is likely to use highly enriched uranium (HEU) for any test, and it may have produced enough of it to make between three and six bombs in addition to its plutonium stockpile.
There has been widespread speculation the North will stage a test following its failed launch of a long-range rocket last month. The launch drew condemnation from the United Nations Security Council.
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