FX.co ★ Tehran pays millions of dollars to witness North Korea's nuclear test

Iranian scientists witnessed North Korea's nuclear test held on February 12, 2013.
Iran has been interested in nuclear armament of North Korea since last year, so Tehran paid several dozens of millions of dollars for scientists to observe the nuclear test, Kyodo News informs.
According to the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, Iran is assisting North Korea in modernising its rocket launching site in the East. Having carefully examined the satellite pictures of the site, experts concluded that a lot has been done during the year. They also noted that the very construction of some installation suggests Tehran officials are involved in the process as the same fuel storage facilities are employed in Iran.
The university representatives think the country is “possibly in preparation for a test launch rocket with liquid fuel” from Musudan-ri. They say Koreans are planning to launch the Musudan ballistic missile, KN-08 long-range missile, or Unha-3 long-range rocket. The latter was successfully sent into the air from the Sohae launching site in North Pyongan Province on December 12, 2012. In April 2012, Unha-3 failed to reach orbit.
The nuclear programs of North Korea have been raising concerns all over the world. Carrying out nuclear tests, the government of North Korea breaches the regulations laid down by the United Nations Security Council. Russia, China, USA and other countries are considering additional sanction against North Korea in the context of the recent underground detonation of a nuclear device.