North Korea risked further threat to the world after they claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear missile as powerful as the atomic bomb that landed on Hiroshima during world war II. The underground atomic explosion, created an earthquake of about a magnitude of 4.5 in Kilju county in North Korea's north-east. Russian defense experts estimated the explosion's power was between 10 and 20 kilotons, which is much more than the 1 kiloton measured in North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006 and that is about as powerful as the bombs the US used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One kiloton is equal to the explosion produced by 1,000 tones of TNT.
Reflection:
When i first read this I was shocked at how North Korea tested their nuclear weapon and it caused a earth quake which didn't only effect them but also countries around them. Also that the nuclear bomb they tested was equal to the force of about 10,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT. It's amazing how they created this weapon without any other country knowing.
Evidence:
-"Pyongyang insisted it had put a peaceful communications satellite in orbit, but experts said the technology and methods were identical to those used to launch a long-range Taepodong-2 missile."
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Questions:
1. Why has there been no action against North Korea in any way such as sanctions or investigations regarding their nuclear tests?
2. What are the reasons behind the testing?
all information found from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/25/north-korea-hiroshima-nuclear-test
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