Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2006 North Korean nuclear test


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The result was Snowball close, this can wait a few minutes, this is too high profile/high traffic to deal with a deletion debate now.

2006 North Korean nuclear test
Until the test is confirmed by a source outside the government of the DPRK, I would consider this speculative. Lots of news agencies are talking about it, but they're taking the gov's word as reliable. I seriously doubt the reliability of Kim Jong Il and company. KazakhPol 03:39, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, while I too find the DPRK government unreliable, this is a major news story. If it turns out to have not happened, the article can be renamed I suppose, but it seems silly to delete this.  Lankiveil 03:40, 9 October 2006 (UTC).
 * EXTREME TRAFFIC CONE SEX SPEEDY KEEP. Even the possibility and the speculation about it are definitely notable subjects. --Kizor 03:40, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep The South Koreans reported this before North Korea 'confirmed' it. PolarisSLBM 03:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC).
 * Speedy Keep &mdash; It doesn't matter whether or not the details of the story are confirmed outside of NK. What matters is that the story is being heavily discussed on every major news agency, and international reaction has already begun. ♠ SG →Talk 03:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep for now. Well, CNN is reporting that the US military has 'classified intelligence' that something has happened in North Korea, most likely a nuclear test. As to if they actually have any evidence I have no idea.  Cm205 03:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep, the SK government seems to think the report is valid (at least they're discussing it). -albrozdude 03:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy close It an ongoing custom to have articles on international news events, especially one this serious. Plus it links to the main page and looks really bad AdamBiswanger1 03:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. If this later proves to be a hoax, then renominate it (but it will probably still be kept). If it's real, then there's no question but that it's worthy of being an article.- gadfium 03:44, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep.CNN reports their Pentagon sources say it's all but certain this happened.LancasterII 03:45, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Does someone really think this isn't important? At the most, it should be merged with the main N.K. article at some point. TheQuandry 03:46, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.