** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong Il claps on the balcony as soldiers salute him during a massive military parade, celebrating the foundation of the armed forces in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this April 25, 2002 file photo. North Korea said Monday October 9, 2006, it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, claiming it set off a successful underground blast in a "great leap forward" that defied international warnings against the communist regime. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, FILE)