The nuclear age is 70 years old, and while relatively few nations possess the power, the potential consequences of North Korea upping its nuclear game from a basic atomic bomb to a hydrogen bomb has caught the world’s attention. Komoyedov believes it is obvious that some measures need to be taken,”but one should think what measures”.
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“North Korea’s nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation’s security and we absolutely can not tolerate it”, Abe told reporters. Firing of Taepodong-1 missile, which North Korea says was a satellite launch.
South Korea and the United States plan to maintain a close cooperation after the fourth nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The U.S. Geological Service reported that a 5.1-magnitude quake had occurred 48 km from the North’s northeastern city of Kilju, where the country’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site is located, and at a depth of 10 km.
He calls on North Korea to abide by its global obligations and commitments and said the USA consistently made clear that it will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state and will continue to defend US allies in the region.
“The United States is the aggressor with all kinds of nuclear weapons, waiting to invade our country, so having a hydrogen bomb is the right thing, the legitimate right of a sovereign state, which nobody can complain about”.
Seoul suspects that Pyongyang has performed a nuclear bomb test. Later, North Korea confirmed that it had indeed tested a hydrogen bomb, which it said was a success.
North Korea has announced that it had successfully detonated a “miniaturised” hydrogen bomb, which is set to trigger global repercussions.
China, North Korea’s key ally, “firmly opposed” the test which was conducted “irrespective of the worldwide community’s opposition”.
China will push forward the denuclearisation and remain committed to resolve the nuclear issue within the framework of six party talks involving China, the US, North and South Korea, Japan, and Russian Federation, she said.
A confirmed test would mark another big step toward Pyongyang’s goal of building a warhead small enough to be mounted on a missile capable of reaching mainland America’s shores.
Hua said that China, which share borders with North Korea, has stepped up environmental monitoring following the test and so far tests showed that the gama rays dosage is within the normal range.
North Korea is thought to have a handful of rudimentary nuclear bombs and has spent decades trying to ideal a multistage, long-range missile to eventually carry smaller versions of those bombs.
February 2013: North Korea conducts third underground nuclear test.
North Korea needs nuclear tests for practical military and political reasons. To build a credible nuclear program, the North must explode new devices – and more advanced ones – so its scientists can continually improve their designs and technology.
But, said Bruce Bennett, North Korea’s claims ought to be taken with a grain of salt.
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“This is indeed a wakeup call”, Lassina Zerbo, the head of the Vienna-based U.N. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, which has a worldwide network of monitoring stations to detect nuclear testing, told AP by phone.
