North Korea Nuclear Test Site

• North Korea says it demolished nuclear test site with series of explosions

  North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.

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  May 24, 2018
  
• North Korea’s destruction of nuclear site is ‘nothing more than destroying evidence,’ expert warns

  International journalists are on route to view the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear test site, but some experts are warning the regime's show of good faith is just destroying evidence.

  World

  May 23, 2018
  
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• North Korea begins dismantling nuclear test site: U.S. researchers

  North Korea is moving ahead with plans to close its nuclear test site next week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, an assessment backed by U.S. researchers who say satellite images show the North has begun dismantling facilities at the site.

  World

  May 15, 2018
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• North Korea’s nuclear test site likely collapsed: Chinese geologists

  The findings may shed new light on Kim Jong Un's announcement that his country was ceasing its testing program ahead of planned summit meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump.

  World

  Apr 26, 2018
• North Korean defectors show signs of suspected radiation exposure, South Korea says

  North Korea has conducted six nuclear bomb tests since 2006, all in tunnels deep beneath the mountains of Punggye-ri, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions and international condemnation.

  World

  Dec 27, 2017
• North Korea continues tunnelling work at nuke test site despite aftershocks, watchdog says

  Since the North’s latest nuclear test, the mountainous area has experienced several small tremors, with the most recent on Saturday, which is a likely result of the September test, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

  World

  Dec 13, 2017
• North Korea’s nuclear test in September still causing aftershocks, shifted Earth’s crust

  The USGS official said the tremors had been in the vicinity of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where North Korea conducted its sixth and largest underground nuclear test on Sept. 3.

  World

  Dec 11, 2017