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The latest test was announced on state TV hours after a 5.3 magnitude tremor was detected near the Punggye-ri underground nuclear site. Estimates of the explosive yield of the latest blast have varied. South Korea's military said it was about 10 kilotonnes, enough to make it the North's "strongest nuclear test ever". Other experts say initial indications suggest 20 kilotonnes or more. The bomb dropped by the US on Hiroshima in 1945 had a yield of about 15 kilotonnes.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37317782
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/quake-n...lear-1.3754337
Pretty worrisome. It’s obviously being condemned by pretty much everyone, but aside from sanctions, what can really be done? Sanctions don’t really hurt the regime, but the people. According to the article, China doesn’t want to take out the regime or see it fall as it would create a ‘power vacuum’, causing uncertainty within the country and possible occupation by foreign forces (US & allies). North Korea is claiming that the tests are for national defense only, but you really have to wonder with how seemingly unhinged Kim Jong-un is becoming. If China won’t do anything, will Russia?