Before the nuclear device was exploded, the French President Jacques Chirac said his country might carry out fewer than the eight tests originally planned.

在核装置爆炸之前，法国总统雅克·希拉克曾表示，法国进行的核试验可能少于原计划的8次。

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France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days.

预计法国将在未来几天内引爆它的第一个核装置。

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As outlined in that report, the most severe threat facing any transportation system is a weapon of mass destruction such as a nuclear device or a biological weapon.

正如报告所概括的，所有交通系统面临的最严重威胁，是大规模毁灭性武器，例如核设备或生物武器。

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They increased economic actions against North Korea after it launched missiles and tested a nuclear device.

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North Korea on Monday exploded a nuclear device and tested a series of missiles in defiance of the international community.

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After walking away from the six-party talks, North Korea tested its second nuclear device.

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The primitive nuclear device tested by North Korea in 2006 is estimated to weigh more than 1, 500 kilograms (3, 307 pounds).

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Ever since 1974, when India tested a supposedly peaceful nuclear device, it has had the technical wherewithal to build the bomb.

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But advocates for preventing nuclear proliferation say it highlights the risk that terrorists could obtain enough fuel to build a nuclear device.

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