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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Full Focus Best of the week Our top photos from the past week. Full Article Follow Reuters North Korea digging tunnels for likely nuclear test: report Tweet Share this Link this SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is digging tunnels at a site where it has launched two nuclear tests, suggesting it is preparing a third, the South's Yonhap news agency said on Sunday, a development which would trigger concern across the... Email Print Related News China blocks U.N. report on N.Korea nuclear breaches Thu, Feb 17 2011 North Korea completes second missile site Thu, Feb 17 2011 N.Korean defects to South amid Kim Jong-il festivities Wed, Feb 16 2011 North Korea leader's second son seen at Clapton gig: report Tue, Feb 15 2011 Special report: Has Mohamed ElBaradei's time arrived? Tue, Feb 15 2011 Analysis & Opinion On U.S.-Taliban talks, look at 2014 and work back Family rule is under siege, at last Related Topics World » North Korea » A North Korean soldier on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom looks south in the demilitarised zone that separates North Korea from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul January 19, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won SEOUL | Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:04am EST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is digging tunnels at a site where it has launched two nuclear tests, suggesting it is preparing a third, the South's Yonhap news agency said on Sunday, a development which would trigger concern across the region. Tensions rose on the divided peninsula when 46 sailors were killed in an attack in March on a South Korean naval vessel. North Korea, which has denied responsibility, shelled the southern island of Yeonpyeong in November, killing four people and sparking fears of possible all-out war. The North was excavating several tunnels before picking the most suitable, Yonhap said, citing an unnamed South Korean government source. "South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities have spotted North Korea building several other underground mines at Punggye-ri where it had run two nuclear tests," the unidentified source was quoted as saying. "It is judged to be clear evidence of preparing for a third nuclear test." Military talks broke down between the two sides this month, dealing a setback to the resumption of six-party aid-for-disarmament negotiations, which North Korea walked out of over two years ago. While the two sides are not talking, the risk of what both sides calls a "provocation" increases. Analysts have said acts of brinkmanship by the North could include military drills or attack, or the testing of a missile or nuclear device. North Korea has said it wants to return to the broader negotiations, but Seoul and Washington have questioned its sincerity about denuclearizing -- pointing to its revelations in November about a uranium-enrichment program. Pyongyang says the program is for peaceful energy-producing purposes, but regional powers, including sole major ally China, have expressed concerns about the facility which opens a second route to make a nuclear bomb after its plutonium program. The North was likely to conduct a plutonium-fueled test, mindful of opposition from China to the uranium enrichment, the source told Yonhap. In December, an institute of South Korea's foreign ministry said the North could carry out a third nuclear test in 2011 to strengthen the credentials of its young leader-in-waiting, Kim Jong-un. Satellite images also showed North Korea had likely completed a second long-range missile launchpad, an expert told Reuters last week. (Reporting by Kim Yeonhee; Editing by Nick Macfie) World North Korea Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) nativearizonan wrote: The advantages of diplomacy are more evident every day with both North Korea and Iran. We talk, plead, bargain, threaten and hand down sanctions. Iran and North Korea in the meantime laugh (a lot), plot, lie, conspire, and all the while continue to build nuclear devices (bombs) and work to improve missle capablities to deliver those devices. Isn’t it about time to start initiating our contingency plan; You know, the one where we do something that actually gives us the desired end results? We’ve been playing diplomatic games with North Korea since the 1950’s and with Iran since Jimmy Carter was President in the 1970’s. When is enough enough? 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