Radioactive signs have been detected

The spy missions of US intelligence forces detected the first radioactive signs in the air near North Korea's nuclear testing area, demonstrating the possibility of a test earlier this week. real nuclear test. However, these results are still preliminary and the official conclusion about this issue will need a few more days.

Many experts believe that North Korea does not fake the explosion, because they understand the international community is examining them. Scams (if any) will greatly affect their political decisions. In addition to transporting several hundred tons of TNT, a huge amount of explosives, to the test site is also extremely difficult. US, Japanese and even Korean satellites and reconnaissance for a long time are always scanned and can detect any unusual moves in sensitive areas and are capable of conducting nuclear tests. North Korea.

Exhibition of energy and nuclear bombs in the Science Museum in Seoul (Photo: Reuters)

But if North Korea has a nuclear test, it is likely that the last test failed. About 20 minutes before the test, Pyongyang informed China that the explosion of the explosion would be about 4 kiloton, however the measurement of aftershocks showed that the explosion was only 0.4- 1 kiloton, too small for a conventional nuclear test.

The bomb tested by India and Pakistan in 1998 also had 24-50 times the power of the test.

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