North Korea claims the nuclear bomb it tested today was a miniaturized device and produced the largest explosive yield of the three nuclear tests it has conducted so far. South Korean officials estimate the bomb was about half as destructive as the first bomb the United States dropped on Japan in August 1945.
If this atomic bomb was truly a miniaturized device designed as part of Pyongyang's intercontinental missile program, North Korea has taken a leap toward establishing a credible nuclear threat to its regional neighbors and the United States. Paired with the three-stage rocket tested in December, the Hermit Nation could deliver a miniaturized atomic bomb to Japan or Australia with ease. If that rocket can be upgraded, the U.S. West Coast will be within reach.
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