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North Korea says it has tested a hydrogen bomb
Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami observations division director Yohei Hasegawa points at a location on a map during a news conference at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on implications that an earthquake sourced around North Korea was triggered by an unnatural reason. North Korea has confirmed that they tested a hydrogen bomb. – Reuters pic, January 6, 2016.North Korea says it has conducted its first 'successful' test of a hydrogen bomb.
The test was that of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device.
The announcement on North Korean state TV followed detection of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near its known nuclear test site earlier today.
The nuclear test is the fourth by the isolated country, which is under US and UN sanctions for its nuclear and missile programmes. – Agencies, January 6, 2016.
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