2006 World Events · Counterterror expansion and networked conflict
North Korea first nuclear test
North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, confirming a new nuclear-armed challenge in Northeast Asia.
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What this is
A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2006.
Why it matters
It changed deterrence, sanctions, missile defense, and nonproliferation strategy.
What is established here
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What remains uncertain
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Record narrative
Source-bounded summary
North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, confirming a new nuclear-armed challenge in Northeast Asia.
It changed deterrence, sanctions, missile defense, and nonproliferation strategy.
Structured fields
Record at a glance
- Stable record ID
- 2006-004
- Date or period
- 2006-10-09
- Type
- Nuclear proliferation
- Focus
- Military / nuclear
- Impact scope
- Global
- Priority
- 5 of 5
- Location label
- North Korea / Punggye-ri, North Korea
- Coordinate precision
- Nuclear-test-site approximate coordinate
- Actors named by the source record
- North Korea; regional powers; UN Security Council
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
Geographic context
A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint
The submitted record supplies 41.2995, 129.0878 with the precision label “Nuclear-test-site approximate coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.
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This remains a starting-point record
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Citation and correction
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2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “North Korea first nuclear test.” World Events record 2006-004. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2006/2006-004/