Wednesday, May 27, 2009

North Korea's Nuclear Test Yield Less Than Reported

From Arms Control Wonk:

More data is becoming available on Monday’s nuclear test. NORSAR has published the waveform data from two of their stations. The primary wave is very noticeable and sharp, which indicates a man-made explosive event (earthquakes tend to brew a while before really making noise).

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My Comment: Bottom line .... it appears that the test was in the 4 - 8 kt range.

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