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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.
On 5 September 2016, North Korea fired three consecutive Rodong-1 missiles into the Sea of Japan and at a range of about 1,000 km. [16] This marked the Rodong-1 as a credible and matured missile suitable for operational deployment since its first successful launch in 1993.
The German source which estimates for all the North Korea's past nuclear test has instead made an initial estimation of 14 kt, which is about the same (revised) yield as its previous nuclear test in 2013. [43] However, the yield estimation for January 2016 nuclear test was revised to 10 kt in the subsequent nuclear test from North Korea. [49]
North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturized hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning.
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. ...
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).
North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's ...
This is a list of wars involving North Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK). For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948