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North Korea Vows to Close Nuclear Test Site

29/04/2018 GMT

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North Korea announces further denuclearisation moves

North Korea announces further denuclearisation moves.

North Korea has announced that it will close its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in May, according to the South Korean president’s office.

Also in the programme: The health of democracy in South America; and the new US Secretary of State’s visit to Israel. 

(Image: The Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea, photographed via satellite on 1st November 2017. Credit: DigitalGlobe/38 North/Getty Images)

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