N.Korea To Test Nukes

[Christina]

Well North Korea says its going to test a nuke possiably as early as tomarrow or Mondayreguardless of warnings by the U.N. and the U.S. and Japans not to.Expected nuclear test for N Korea Oct 8, 2006 There are fears other countries could follow suit if North Korea goes ahead with an expected nuclear test.Scientists and diplomats are in alert, with all the signals pointing to a possible underground blast on Sundayt and there's been strong condemnation from the United Nations.Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute, Yong Jin Zhang, hopes the North Koreans won't go ahead.However he says if they do, there will be be major ramifications and there would be concerns Japan might follow North Korea's lead.He suggests South Korea's reaction to the testing would also be a worry.US ambassador to the UN John Bolton says the world opinion is running very much against North Korea.It's thought Sunday is the day for the blast as it marks the anniversary of Kim Jong Il's appointment as head of the Korean Workers' Party, nine years ago.