"Ailing glorious leader, we are ready to test glorious - H-bomb..." "Good, I want to go out with a bang.." 6 July 2010

A staunch supporter of President Kim Jong-il salutes at the bedside of the sick leader and reports that they are 'ready to test glorious H-bomb'. Kim Jong-il is happy because he wants to go out with a bang'. Kim Jong-il suffered a stroke two years ago and his health is now considered serious. In the last few years there have been intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In February 2007 a deal was struck under which Pyongyang agreed to shut down its main nuclear reactor in return for aid and diplomatic concessions. But the negotiations stalled as it accused its negotiating partners - the US, South Korea, Japan, China and Russia - of failing to meet agreed obligations. In April 2009 North Korea walked out of international talks aimed at ending its nuclear activities. The following month the country carried out its second-ever underground nuclear test and announced that it no longer considered itself bound by the terms of the 1953 truce that ended the war between the two Koreas. Tensions reached a new high in spring 2010, when the South accused North Korea of being responsible for sinking of one of its warships, the Cheonan, and cut off all cross-border trade. Pyongyang denied the claims, and in turn severed all ties with Seoul. (Source BBC News)

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