Timeline Tuesday 12 February 2013

Events on Tuesday 12 February 2013 1

• 2013 North Korea conducts third nuclear test Underground detonation at Punggye-ri draws global condemnation North Korea detonated its third nuclear device at the Punggye-ri test site, prompting new UN Security Council sanctions. The test was more powerful than the two before it and heightened tensions with South Korea and the United States.