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The test of the "Haeil-5-23" system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was carried out by the defence ministry's think tank in the waters off its east ...
North Korea said Friday it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to ...
North Korea's nuclear testing series summary Series or years Years covered Tests [Summ 1] Devices fired Devices with unknown yield Peaceful use tests Non-PTBT tests [Summ 2] Yield range [Summ 3] Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] Notes nuclear tests: 2006–2017 6: 6: 0.7–250 197.8: Totals: 2006-Oct-9 to 2017-Sep-3 6 6 0.7–250
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On January 6, 2016, North Korea announced that it conducted a successful test of a hydrogen bomb. The seismic event, at a magnitude of 5.1, occurred 19 kilometers (12 miles) east-northeast of Sungjibaegam. [41] On September 9, 2016, North Korea announced another successful nuclear weapon test at the Punggye-ri Test Site.
Despite these apparent shutdown efforts, North Korea's nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 have called into question its denuclearization commitment. [2] In April 2013, amid rising tensions with the West, North Korea stated that it would restart the mothballed Yongbyon facility and resume production of weapons-grade plutonium. [13]
North Korea says it has successfully proven ‘lethal strike’ capabilities of new underwater weapon, but experts raise doubts North Korea claims it can trigger ‘radioactive tsunamis’ with ...
In 2009, North Korea announced its intention to build an indigenous experimental light water reactor (LWR) and the uranium enrichment technology to provide its nuclear fuel. [25] In 2010, a 2,000 gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plant to produce low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel began operating, and construction started on the experimental 25 to ...