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Russia Fears Korea Conflict Could Go Nuclear Posted: 27 May 2009 11:32 PM PDT Russia is taking precautionary security measures, including military ones, because it fears tensions over North Korea’s atomic test could descend into nuclear war, news agencies quoted an official as saying on Wednesday. Interfax quoted an unnamed security source as saying that a stand-off triggered by Pyongyang’s nuclear test on Monday could affect the security of Russia’s far eastern regions, which border North Korea. Provocation Reports: N. Korea tests missiles, starts nuke plant / Associated Press S. Korean newspaper says steam detected coming from nuclear facility at Pyongyang’s main plant, indicating North is reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods to harvest weapons-grade plutonium; country also test-fires another missile. Meanwhile, N. Korea warns of military action against South Full story “The need has emerged for an appropriate package of precautionary measures,” the source said. “We are not talking about stepping up military efforts but rather about measures in case a military conflict, perhaps with the use of nuclear weapons, flares up on the Korean Peninsula,” he added. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

12-Year-Old With Incendiary Device Detained At DIA Posted: 27 May 2009 11:25 PM PDT Police in Colorado say a 12-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly trying to take an incendiary device through a security checkpoint at Denver International Airport. Authorities said Transportation Security Administration agents stopped the boy early Wednesday and called police. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the boy had a homemade device similar to a flare. He said it didn’t ignite and no passengers or aircraft were in danger. Authorities didn’t identify the youngster. Officers say he had the device in a backpack and was traveling to California with family members. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

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