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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country has developed a hydrogen bomb, state media reported Thursday.
Jong Un made the statement during an arms industry inspection on Wednesday, South Korean news agency Yonhap said, citing reports.
Jong Un made the statement during an arms industry inspection on Wednesday, South Korean news agency Yonhap said, citing reports.
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North Korea earthquake raises suspicions of nuke test
TOKYO – A reported earthquake in North Korea Wednesday raised suspicion that the secretive nation has conducted its first nuclear weapons test in more than two years, in defiance of continuing UN sanctions.
Shortly after the seismic tremor, North Korea said it had conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test, the Associated Press tweeted.
The U.S. Geological Service reported that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 30.4 miles from the city of Kilju, North Korea, where the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site is located. That is the same area where North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. The USGS put the depth of the earthquake at six miles below the surface, but the South Korea’s geological agency said it was near the surface. The earthquake was detected just after 10 a.m. Tokyo time (8 pm ET).
South Korea's presidential office convened an emergency security meeting Wednesday morning; Kyodo News reported that Japanese government officials planned to hold an emergency meeting later in the day.
The Obama administration has been “re-balancing” U.S. forces to the Asia-Pacific region in part to deal with North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in an annual New Year's speech last week that the country was ready for war if provoked by "invasive" outsiders, but did not repeat past threats to use the country's nuclear weapons or long-range missiles.
North Korea said it planned an "important announcement" later Wednesday.
A confirmed test would mark another big step toward Pyongyang's goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. South Korean government officials couldn't immediately confirm whether a nuclear blast or natural earthquake had taken place.
Pyongyang is thought to have a handful of crude nuclear weapons. The United States and its allies worry about North Korean nuclear tests because each new blast brings the country closer to perfecting its nuclear arsenal.
TOKYO – A reported earthquake in North Korea Wednesday raised suspicion that the secretive nation has conducted its first nuclear weapons test in more than two years, in defiance of continuing UN sanctions.
Shortly after the seismic tremor, North Korea said it had conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test, the Associated Press tweeted.
The U.S. Geological Service reported that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 30.4 miles from the city of Kilju, North Korea, where the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site is located. That is the same area where North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. The USGS put the depth of the earthquake at six miles below the surface, but the South Korea’s geological agency said it was near the surface. The earthquake was detected just after 10 a.m. Tokyo time (8 pm ET).
South Korea's presidential office convened an emergency security meeting Wednesday morning; Kyodo News reported that Japanese government officials planned to hold an emergency meeting later in the day.
The Obama administration has been “re-balancing” U.S. forces to the Asia-Pacific region in part to deal with North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in an annual New Year's speech last week that the country was ready for war if provoked by "invasive" outsiders, but did not repeat past threats to use the country's nuclear weapons or long-range missiles.
North Korea said it planned an "important announcement" later Wednesday.
A confirmed test would mark another big step toward Pyongyang's goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. South Korean government officials couldn't immediately confirm whether a nuclear blast or natural earthquake had taken place.
Pyongyang is thought to have a handful of crude nuclear weapons. The United States and its allies worry about North Korean nuclear tests because each new blast brings the country closer to perfecting its nuclear arsenal.
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