On Sunday morning, North Korea conducted what appears its sixth nuclear test making an important step en route to become a nuclear power with offensive capabilities.
The test triggered tremor a tremor 10 times as powerful as that from its previous test in 2016. The eqarthquake was detected near the site of the previous nuclear tests.
KCNA announces N.Korea successfully tested hydrogen bomb which can be used for ICBM purposes. Read more: https://t.co/8DY0RVS42J pic.twitter.com/Kn8DirkVBj
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) 3 September 2017
The test followed an announcement that North Korea obtained a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
“The H-bomb, the explosive power of which is adjustable from tens kiloton to hundreds kiloton, is a multi-functional thermonuclear nuke with great destructive power which can be detonated even at high altitudes for super-powerful EMP attack according to strategic goals,” the Korean Central News Agency said.
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