We are aware of seismic activity on the Korean Peninsula & have seen claims of a nuclear test.
Statement: pic.twitter.com/WvyFkpJcZo
— WH National Security (@NSC44) January 6, 2016
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But Experts Aren’t Convinced
Bruce Bennett, an analyst with the Rand Corporation, was among those casting doubts on Pyongyang’s test: “The bang they should have gotten would have been 10 times greater than what they’re claiming.
“So Kim Jong-un is either lying, saying they did a hydrogen test when they didn’t, they just used a little bit more efficient fission weapon – or the hydrogen part of the test really didn’t work very well or the fission part didn’t work very well.”
[BBC]
It Was Likely An Atomic, Not Hydrogen, Bomb Test
The test likely had a yield of between 1,000 and 30,000 tons of TNT — a similar level to its last test in 2013, according to Li Bin, a senior associate focused on nuclear policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The yield — comparable to that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima — fell well short of the destructive power of a hydrogen bomb, which would equal at least a 50,000 tons of TNT, Li said.
So Barky and his minions are begging Kimmy to play fair in the sandbox……..hows that working for them? Useless and weak as sodawater….
Well, isn’t that great news! It was only a 30,000 ton blast and not a 50,000 ton blast! A sternly worded letter is all that is needed in that case.
In any event, it was a 5.1 earthquake it created.
Naw – a letter is going way over the top. Just a hash-tag of scorn should do.
I’m thinking it just happened to be a convieniently-located earthquake.
Well I don’t trust N. Korea, and I don’t trust Iran.
And I sure don’t trust barry.
#NoThermoNukes!
#ThermoNukeExplosionsMatter
#GooksWithNukes
Replay the second debate. Trump: “Nobodies talking about North Korea.”
They tied 3 M 80’s together.