Rhetorically, at least, the response was swift. China, typically thought of as the only nation with any influence...
A New Nuclear World
At roughly 10:30 Monday morning Pyongyang time, the number of card carrying members of a once exclusive clubthose countries armed with nuclear weaponsincreased yet again. In a mountainous region 385 km northeast of the North Korean capital, Kim Jong Il's government showed that it was as good as its word when it comes to saber-rattling. After warning last week that it intended to test a nuclear weapon, it diddefying the international community and daring it to do something in response.