North Korea Announces Nuke Test

Today, North Korea indicated that it will conduct a nuclear test. This news has to be troublesome to everyone.

From AP:

The statement from Pyongyang gave no precise date as to when a test might occur.

"The DPRK will in the future conduct a nuclear test in a condition where safety is firmly guaranteed," the North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement, using its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Seoul quickly announced that it had raised its security level.

Expect a flurry of diplomatic wrangling.