I Wondered About That
Chinese scientists have concluded that North Korea’s nuclear test site has partially collapsed, potentially rendering it unusable.
The test site at Punggye-ri has been used for six nuclear tests since 2006.
After the last, in September, a series of aftershocks hit the site, which seismologists believe collapsed part of the mountain’s interior.
On Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced he was suspending his country’s nuclear and missile tests.
The last North Korean test was so much more powerful than any of the previous tests that many people believe that it was a hydrogen (fusion) bomb, not an atomic (fission) bomb. The other difference was the series of aftershocks that were thought to be collapses of the tunnel complex in which the tests took place.
The bottom line is that Kim Jong-Un may have decided to announce a pause in testing to cover for the reality that his test facility was destroyed by the last test.
Update: Mea culpa – in the initial post I had fission and fusion reversed.
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