So North Korea detonated its fourth nuclear device on January 5. While some may have been caught off guard, it was not much of a surprise to those that (1) had paid attention to the recent preparations at Pungkye-ri, the North’s testing site in the northeast of the peninsula, and (2) know that the regime likes to stage such events to coincide with significant dates, like Kim Jong Un’s 30-somethingth birthday on January 8.
There are a number of qualified observers who will take into consideration the depth of the explosion, the seismic measurements, and other factors
So North Korea detonated its fourth nuclear device on January 5. While some may have been caught off guard, it was not much of a surprise to those that (1) had paid attention to the recent preparations at Pungkye-ri, the North’s testing site in the northeast of the peninsula, and (2) know that the regime likes to stage such events to coincide with significant dates, like Kim Jong Un’s 30-somethingth birthday on January 8.
There are a number of qualified observers who will take into consideration the depth of the explosion, the seismic measurements, and other factors
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