North Korea detonates first hydrogen bomb
A sales assistant watches TV sets broadcasting a news report on North Korea’s nuclear test, in Seoul.
North Korea said Wednesday it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
“The republic’s first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10:00 am on January 6, 2016, based on the strategic determination of the Workers’ Party,” a state television news reader announced.
The announcement on North Korean state TV followed detection of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near its known nuclear test site earlier on Wednesday.
The nuclear test is the fourth by the isolated country, which is under U.S. and U.N. sanctions for its nuclear and missile programs.
The U.S. Defense Department was “looking into reports of a possible seismic event near North Korea’s nuclear facilities,” a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
South Korea’s meteorological agency said earlier that North Korea is “likely” to have conducted a nuclear test that caused an earthquake near a known testing site in the isolated country.
“We are looking into the reports of a possible seismic event near North Korean nuclear facilities,” said a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
People watch a news report on North Korea’s first hydrogen bomb test at a railroad station in Seoul on January 6, 2016.
People walk by a screen showing the news reporting about an earthquake near North Korea’s nuclear facility, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.
South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.
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