DefenceTalkChina is unlikely to take strong action in response to North Korea’s claimed test of a hydrogen bomb, according to experts who say Beijing prefers the devil it knows to the uncertainty that could follow a confrontation. And whether Pyongyang would even listen is highly questionable, they say. Governments around the world have long pushed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-helpless-to-curb-north-korea-nuke-ambitions-experts-66309/

DefenceTalkEven as world powers work to implement the Iran nuclear deal, North Korea’s apparent detonation of a new bomb marks a stark setback for global anti-proliferation efforts. The UN Security Council scrambled to convene a session to condemn Pyongyang and prepare to strengthen the already draconian sanctions regime isolating North Korea. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korean-bomb-test-a-setback-for-arms-control-66296/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Wednesday it had carried out a “successful” hydrogen bomb test, a claim that — if true — massively raises the stakes over the hermit state’s banned nuclear program. International condemnation was swift with neighbors South Korea and Japan decrying a gross violation of UN Security Council resolutions, while the White House said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-conducted-successful-h-bomb-test-66280/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea appeared to have carried out a nuclear test Wednesday — its fourth — with seismologists detecting a 5.1 magnitude tremor next to its main atomic test site in the northeast of the country. The website of the China Earthquake Network Centre described the seismic activity, which came just two days before North Korean […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-it-conducted-hydrogen-bomb-test-66261/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea staged an apparent nuclear test Tuesday in a striking act of defiance that, now confirmed, is sure to trigger global condemnation from enemies and allies alike. Regional seismic monitoring agencies detected a seismic event, of a magnitude between 4.9 and 5.1, at 11:57 am (0257 GMT) with the epicentre in the same location […]https://www.defencetalk.com/artificial-quake-detected-in-north-korea-46741/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea gave China and the United States advance warning before conducting what appeared to be its third nuclear test on Tuesday, the South Korean defence ministry said. Asked if he was aware if Pyongyang had informed Beijing and Washington before carrying out the test, defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok said: “We knew that.”https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-advises-china-us-ahead-of-6-kt-atomic-bomb-test-46739/