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1st LD: U.S. says cannot confirm DPRK H-bomb test, vowing appropriate response

Xinhua, January 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. government said Tuesday that it could not confirm that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had conducted a hydrogen bomb test, while vowing to respond appropriately to any "provocations."

"While we cannot confirm these claims at this time, we condemn any violation of UNSC (United Nations Security Council) resolutions and again call on North Korea to abide by its international obligations and commitments," White House National Security Council's spokesman Ned Price said in a statement late Tuesday.

The statement was in response to the DPRK announcement that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test.

Price added that the United States would continue to protect and defend its allies in the region, and "respond appropriately to any and all North Korean provocations." Endi