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HTML

<button id="openLink" value="http://www.google.com">Open Link</button>

JavaScript

document.getElementById("openLink").addEventListener("click", openTab, false);

function openTab(){
    var a = document.createElement("a");
    a.href = document.getElementById("openLink").value;
    var evt = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");    
    evt.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true, false, false, false, 0, null);
    a.dispatchEvent(evt);
}