社会学地理科学都将在今天的CNN学生新闻中出现。我是Carl Azuz。

We`re starting with news from North Korea. The communist dictator says it`s developed the ability to miniaturized nuclear weapons.

今天的新闻首先以朝鲜开始。这个共产主义独裁者说他们已经掌握了开发小型核武器的能力。

Here`s why that`s significant: making nukes smaller is a key stop toward being able to put them on long range missiles. U.S. military officials say America could intercept any potential attack from North Korea.

为什么这一声明非常重要呢?因为缩小核武器是能够在远程导弹中使用的关键。美国军方表示美国可能会拦截任何来自朝鲜方面潜在的袭击。

And there`s some debate about U.S. officials over whether North Korea really has this technology. The Asian country`s government is very secretive. It`s hard for others to verify the claims that North Korea makes.

现在关于朝鲜是否真正掌握了这一技术在美国官员内部展开了争论。亚洲国家政府守口如瓶，所以确认朝鲜政府声明真伪成了难题。

Still, despite the numerous problems with its economy, North Korea spends a lot on defense and has a history of using its military to provoke other countries.

不过，尽管朝鲜经济存在大量问题，但是朝鲜确实在国防上花费了大量资金，并且其历史上也存在军事挑衅他国的事实。

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Social studies, geography and science, all will factor into CNN STUDENT NEWS today. I`m Carl Azuz.

We`re starting with news from North Korea. The communist dictator says it`s developed the ability to miniaturized nuclear weapons.

Here`s why that`s significant: making nukes smaller is a key stop toward being able to put them on long range missiles. U.S. military officials say America could intercept any potential attack from North Korea.

And there`s some debate about U.S. officials over whether North Korea really has this technology. The Asian country`s government is very secretive. It`s hard for others to verify the claims that North Korea makes.

Still, despite the numerous problems with its economy, North Korea spends a lot on defense and has a history of using its military to provoke other countries.