A massive hydrogen bomb test was executed by North Korea. The event caused a massive earthquake of 5.1 magnitude at 10am local time at the Punggye-ri test site in the north east of the country.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he shock were felt miles and miles away, the weapon which was developed by leader Kim Jong-Un is very light but much more powerful than the fission blast generated by nuclear bombs containing uranium or plutonium alone.
Reading a typically propaganda-heavy statement, the anchor confirmed that a ‘miniaturised’ hydrogen bomb had been detonated in an operation that was deemed a ‘perfect success’.
The successful detonation marks a major step in North Korea’s nuclear development and is bound to cause considerable anxiety to neighbouring countries.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″]’The republic’s first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10am on January 6, 2016, based on the strategic determination of the Workers’ Party,’ a state television news reader announced five-and-a-half hours after the blast.[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]She added that in doing so, North Korea ‘joined the rank of advanced nuclear states’ and had elevated their ‘nuclear might to the next level’, providing a weapon to defend against the United States – who they claim to have ‘numerous and humongous nuclear weapons’ – and its other enemies.[/vc_column][/vc_row]
The broadcast concluded by saying: [quote_center]’If there is no invasion on our sovereignty we will not use nuclear weapon. This H-bomb test brings us to a higher level of nuclear power.'[/quote_center]
Last month, Kim Jong-Un had suggested Pyongyang had already developed a hydrogen bomb – although the claim was greeted with scepticism by international experts.
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