Tag: nuclear test
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U.S. Intelligence: North Korea Attempted Four Kiloton Nuclear Test
Many have speculated whether North Korea’s claimed nuclear test test was a dud, a fizzle, or an outright fake. U.S. Intelligence officials confirmed that North Korea’s claimed nuclear test was indeed nuclear. Whether it was successful is another issue. Officials said intelligence indicated the North Koreans predicted an explosion the equivalent of four kilotons of…
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What if the North Korean nuclear test wasn’t a dud?
More people are questioning whether the North Korean test was successful. Why? Maybe because no one wants to consider the alternatives: If the explosion was nuclear and successful, the relatively small seismic shock suggests the yield was quite small, much smaller than the sweet spot of 15-20 kilotons most countries have used for their first…
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Was North Korean Nuclear Test a Fizzle?
Time to learn a new word: fizzle. “Either this was a deceit using a few hundred tons of chemical high explosives or it was a nuclear device that did not go as intended,” said Bob Puerifoy, a former Sandia National Laboratories weapons executive. “I won’t call it a dud — a few hundred tons of…
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North Korea nuclear test: Choose your theory
Rather than blaming North Korea, there must be some other cause for North Korea’s claimed nuke test. Choose your favorite. It’s Bush’s fault. It’s Clinton’s fault. It’s Carter’s fault. It’s a conspiracy to get Foley off the front pages. It’s a conspiracy to get a South Korean Secretary-General of the United Nations. It’s particularly enjoyable…
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North Korea tests second nuke?
US intelligence has detected an explosion of less than one kilotonne in magnitude in North Korea but has not been able to determine whether it was nuclear or not, a senior intelligence official said. (Source) It’s not showing up on IRIS or USGS, yet. Update. More information on this test can be found at USGS…
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Was North Korean nuclear test a dud?
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a nuclear bomb and is awaiting congratulations. Even if the world had wanted North Korea to test, are kudos warranted? Previously, North Korea caused a 2.3 magnitude seismic event using two metric tons of TNT. The event yesterday was magnitude 4.2, just about 100 times as powerful. Would…
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North Korea claims successful nuclear bomb test
North Korea claims to have successfully detonated an underground nuclear explosion. South Korea appears to have some evidence of the demonstration, probably in the form of seismic records. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. (9:36 p.m. EDT Sunday) in Hwaderi near Kilju city, citing defense officials. (Source) Now…
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Where in the World is Mount Mantap? (Part 2)
Oops! I found the wrong location for Mount Mantap. :-( See Update 2 at the bottom of the page for the correct location. Yesterday, I asked Where in the World is Mount Mantap? Today, thanks to GlobalSecurity.org, we know: Mount Mantap is approximately 17 Km North-Northwest from P’unggye-yok, a rail-road station, Kilju County, North Hamgyeong…
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Where in the World is Mount Mantap?
Mount Mantap is in the news: North Korea has constructed an underground tunnel for possible use in a nuclear weapons test, a Grand National Party lawmaker with close ties to the intelligence community said [September 21, 2006]. Chung Hyung-keun cited sources in the National Intelligence Service for his claim. He said a shaft 700 meters…