North Korea Threatens More Tests, As Nervous Neighbors Test Air For Radiation -- Washington Times
Neighboring nations of North Korea have mobilized scientists and military experts to determine the extent of the rogue nation’s nuclear ability and whether the third nuclear test was as successful as claimed.
North Korean officials claimed a test of a “smaller and light A-bomb, unlike the previous ones, yet with great explosive power,” according to a CBS report. But the details of the outcome of test are not clear, and military analysts are suggesting that Tuesday’s detonation at an underground site is only the first of other planned tests. Why? North Korea warned Tuesday’s test was only its “first response” to what it termed as recent threats from the West, CBS said.
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