Quote Originally Posted by filo6942
still no proof that it actually happened.
yeah, yeah, we know .... George Bush did it ! :wtf:

Quote: " They registered the tremor from the blast at 4.5 on the Richter scale. That is 1.0 more than in 2006, or 10 times greater. It is estimated that the 2006 test was about 800 tons, just under one kiloton. That would make today's blast around 10 kilotons.

By comparison, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 22 kilotons. " Unquote
the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on . NKorea declares it conducted nuclear test NKorea declares it conducted nuclear test Jean H. Lee, Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea â?? North Korea claimed it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test Monday â?? much larger than one conducted in 2006 â?? in a major provocation in the escalating international standoff over its rogue nuclear and missile programs. Pyongyang announced the test, and Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed an atomic explosion at 9:54 a.m. (0054 GMT) in northeastern North Korea, estimating Rating: 5