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- reported by Osiris, in Beijing, China.

More than a week after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) sparked a global uproar by teesting their conducting their first nuclear test underground, and the United Nations Security Council punished them by imposing sanctions on the country, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has announced that a second test was "on its way".

This comes amidst mixed reports which the international community has been receiving. On Friday, a report from South Korea's Yonhap news agency said that Kim regretted conducting the nuclear test on October 9 and that he is not planning another.

Meanwhile, the KCNA, North Korea's state-run news agency, released a statement Friday calling the test "a historic success" and described the nation's pride Friday night following a large rally at a square named for Kim.

"Choe Thae Bok, alternative member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, speaking on behalf of the WPK, hailed the successful nuclear test, reflecting the unanimous feelings of all the party members and other working people of the country, and warmly congratulated scientists, technicians and workers on having successfully ensured the nuclear test with ardent patriotism and loyalty," the statement said.

The Stalinist-country has yet to return to the six-party talks, but and while US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said that "the door for North Korea" is always open, a response from Pyongyang had yet to be received.

Then on Saturday morning, Pyongyang issued a statement saying that it would conduct another nuclear test but has given no scheduled date.

"In response to the bulls**t sanctions imposed by the gangsters of the UNSC, the DPRK has taken the international response as a provocative threat, and will take steps to further safeguard its territory and prevent any invasion from the imperialists of the United States and its gang."

"We will not hesitate to resort to the use of nuclear weapons, and to ensure that these preventive measures will be ready for use, a second test is on its way."

China, North Korea's closest ally, was the first to condemn the DPRK after receiving the news from its neighbour. A foreign ministry spokesman said, "We deeply condemn the threats which North Korea has posed to the international community, because by pushing this matter further we are worsening the situation and it will be harder to reach a peaceful agreement."

However Rotters Int. received a call from a Chinese official, who requested to remain anonymous, claiming that Chinese President Hu Jingtao personally gave a call to Kim Jong Il to commend him on his courage by defying the sanctions imposed on his country, and that the DPRK had China's fullest support.

Rotters Int. is still working on a confirmation.

A response from the United States or the rest of the members of the UNSC has yet to be heard because the countries were engaged in a three-night poker tournament held in Monaco, start Friday.





The anonymous Chinese official who gave us the call.

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