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09VLADIVOSTOK62
2009-05-26 07:26:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Vladivostok
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DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK

Tags:  ENRG SENV RS 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG SENV RS
SUBJECT: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK

UNCLAS VLADIVOSTOK 000062

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG SENV RS
SUBJECT: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK


1. Though the North Korean nuclear test took place less than
180 miles from Vladivostok, reaction in the city has so far been
fairly muted. Professors at the Vladivostok State University of
Economics and Service announced plans to conduct a small
demonstration at noon on May 27 to protest the North Korean
nuclear tests.


2. The Primorye Meteorological Service also announced a change
in operations, increasing the frequency of radiation test
readings from twice to eight times daily. Monitoring stations
in Vladivostok, Nakhodka, and a few other settlements will
continue the increased monitoring until May 31.


3. The radiation level since the nuclear test has remained
around 12 micro roentgens per hour, well below the maximum
naturally-occurring level of 30 MR per hour. The test
registered as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake at a seismic
observation station in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk according to local news
reports, though no tremors were felt in the Vladivostok area.


4. All other government agencies are reporting business as
usual. A Primorye Kray Emergency Committee spokesperson
responded to the media by saying "there is nothing for us to
react to" and the Pacific Fleet press service reports that it
has not called for increased combat readiness.


5. Comment: There is a fair amount of goodwill for North Korea
in the area due to the large number of North Koreans working in
the forestry, fishing, and construction industries. However,
residents remember that debris from a previous rocket launched
by North Korea fell in the Primorye district and there is
certainly a limit to the feelings of neighborliness even here
near the border.

ARMBRUSTER