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In the year 2016, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests: one in January and the other in September. Additionally, the country conducted several missile tests. As consequence, the United Nations Security Council adopted three resolutions against North Korea. The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in May.
The earthquake caused by the 2016 nuclear test was 5.1 magnitude, [10] [21] similar to the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that accompanied North Korea's previous 2013 nuclear test (which was estimated by South Korea to have a yield of 6–9 kilotons of TNT and Russian estimates of more than 7 kilotons of TNT).
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2270 on March 2, 2016, with approval of all the five permanent members and the ten non-permanent members in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test on January 6, 2016, and its launch of a long-range missile carrying what it said was a satellite on February 7, 2016.
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WHY IS NORTH KOREA BUILDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS? ... which fought the North during the 1950-1953 Korean War. ... 2009, 2013, January 2016, September 2016 and September 2017. ...
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Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site (Korean: 풍계리 핵 실험장; Hancha: 豊溪里核實驗場) was the only known nuclear test site of North Korea. Nuclear tests were conducted at the site in October 2006 , May 2009 , February 2013 , January 2016 , September 2016 , and September 2017 .
North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an exercise to "warn enemies" the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war ...