North Korea Violates International Law By Running Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb Test

North Korea yesterday conducted a
‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test,
Pyongyang has confirmed.
The detonation of the thermonuclear
weapon triggered a 5.1 magnitude
earthquake when it exploded at 10am
local time at the Punggye-ri test site in
the north east of the country, the
tremors of which were felt many miles
away
Its ignition ends weeks of speculation that
leader Kim Jong-Un had developed such a
weapon, which is lighter yet even more
powerful than the fission blast generated
by nuclear bombs containing uranium or
plutonium alone.
‘The republic’s first hydrogen bomb test
has been successfully performed at 10am
on January 6, 2016, based on the strategic
determination of the Workers’ Party,’ a
state television news reader announced
five-and-a-half hours after the blast.
Reading a typically propaganda-heavy
statement, the anchor confirmed that a
‘miniaturised’ hydrogen bomb had been
detonated in an operation that was
deemed a ‘perfect success’.
She added that in doing so, North Korea
‘joined the rank of advanced nuclear
states’ and had elevated their ‘nuclear
might to the next level’, providing a
weapon to defend against the United
States – who they claim to have
‘numerous and humongous nuclear
weapons’ – and its other enemies.
The broadcast concluded by saying: ‘If
there is no invasion on our sovereignty
we will not use nuclear weapon. This H-
bomb test brings us to a higher level of
nuclear power.’
The successful detonation marks a major
step in North Korea’s nuclear
development and is bound to cause
considerable anxiety to neighbouring
countries.
Last month, Kim Jong-Un had suggested
Pyongyang had already developed a
hydrogen bomb – although the claim was
greeted with scepticism by international
experts.