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Friday, September 08, 2017

Here's How Big North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test Actually Was

When North Korea conducted its latest nuclear test, the ground trembled more than 3,000 miles away in western Kazakhstan. Recording the shaking was AS059, an automated seismic station that's part of a global network designed to detect underground nuclear explosions.

The network is run by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization(CTBTO), a U.N.-affiliated group devoted to monitoring for illicit nuclear tests. While the test ban treaty itself is not yet in force, the United States and other nations fund the monitoring network.

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

And we fuss over statues and which bathroom to use. God help us.

Anonymous said...

Sad isn't it.

Anonymous said...

My worry is no one is going to do anything until it is too late

Anonymous said...

The best we can hope for is that this sociopath blows himself up or gets buried in the underground cave he lives in for protection.

Anonymous said...

I grow increasing more concerned with the idea that the same bomb can be used to take down all electrical grids and take down our economy.

Anonymous said...

This triggered the 8.2 earthquake in Mexico.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if this triggered the Mexican earthquake this week???

Anonymous said...

good thing 112, when its too late - we won't know it! No worries, keep living you life each/every day!

Anonymous said...

You're exactly right. The idiot in the whitebouse for example.

Anonymous said...

See, if you hadn't have dropped out of school you'd realized what an idiotic outlook that is. The lucky ones will perish quickly, those beyond the immediate blast area will die slowly and painfully of radiation poisoning.

Anonymous said...

Did you know that Obama gave North Korea billions for food and for the Koreans to be our friends. Now who is the idiot?

Anonymous said...

I thought that the NK nuke test was above ground.