TV reports confirm Korea admits to seven kiloton (7,000 metric ton tnt equivalent) nuclear test. President Obama to issue sternly worded letter in 3…. 2…. no, wait.. what?
(CNN) – North Korea appeared to have conducted its third underground nuclear bomb test Tuesday, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported a seismic disturbance centered near the site of the secretive regime’s two previous nuclear tests.
The area around the reported epicenter of the magnitude 4.9 disturbance has little or no history of earthquakes or natural seismic hazards, according to U.S. Geological Survey maps. The disturbance took place at a depth of about 1 kilometer, the USGS said. (more…)













