YONGBYON, NORTH KOREA (KRT) – Tensions on the Korean peninsular were heightened ever further on Sunday (September 3) after North Korea said it had conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile.
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North Korea confirms sixth nuclear test
North Korea says its carried out its sixth nuclear test, this time using a newly built hydrogen bomb. The blast is the most powerful to date and caused a significant earthquake. Joel Labi reports Continue reading
Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight
Scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, keep the clock at three minutes to midnight.
No radiation detected from North Korea’s nuclear test – Japan nuclear regulator
Japan’s nuclear regulator says no radiation has been detected from North Korea’s nuclear test, but it is reinforcing monitoring efforts.
Fears and joy at North Korea’s nuclear test
North Koreans react with joy to news of a nuclear test but elsewhere it’s greeted with public concern. Julie Noce reports. Continue reading