Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site (probable nuke test)

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: BBC

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been detected in northern North Korea, close to a site previously used for nuclear tests.

Chinese and South Korea officials said there were indications the tremor was man-made, which could mean the North has carried out a nuclear explosion.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said ministers were holding an emergency meeting.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35240012

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#BREAKING 5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site: USGS
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/684555447446077441

[MowCowWhoHow III]

1. North Korea quake a 'suspected explosion': China earthquake monitors

#BREAKING North Korea quake a 'suspected explosion': China earthquake monitors

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/684556653232959488

[C_U_L8R]

2. Apparently that's nuke sized

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale

[leveymg]

3. Apparently, they've gotten past their quantity control problems

But, their boosters are likely to continue to break up during staging as they poke up over the horizon above the South China Sea.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

4. North Korea quake possible 'nuclear test': Japan

#BREAKING: North Korea quake possible 'nuclear test': Japan
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/684563559167098880

[MowCowWhoHow III]

5. N. Korea to make 'special' announcement: Yonhap

#BREAKING: N. Korea to make 'special' announcement: Yonhap
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/684564274631426048

[bananas]

7. Announcement should be in a few minutes, at 10:30 pm ET

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jan/06/north-korea-major-announcement-artificial-earthquake-nuclear-test-site-live

North Korea will make what it calls a “major announcement” at 3.30am GMT (2.30pm AEDT/10.30pm ET) following reports of an earthquake – believed to be artificial – close to what is known to be a nuclear testing site.

[elmac]

6. so they went from 7 kilotons

to 32 kilotons.

[davidpdx]

8. I'm 26 km from the boarder and didn't feel it

If it was felt in South Korea at all it would have been only a tiny amount of movement.

It will be interesting to see what the North Koreans say. If it was a nuclear test, this would be their 4th since I came to Korea 12 years ago.

[onehandle]

9. China keeps North Korea alive to drain our resources. nt

[global1]

10. NK Must Have Been Feeling Neglected Lately....

with all the news of ISIS, mass shootings, the Mideast in general, etc.

They had to do something to get back in the news.

[eggplant]

11. Maybe they are fracking. n/t

[hunter]

12. They could raise the standard of living for their people, or they could build bombs.

Hmmmm. Sounds familiar...

New Navy Leader: Nukes 'Foundational To Our Survival'

New Navy Leader: Nukes 'Foundational To Our Survival'

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press 3:01 p.m. EST January 5, 2016

WASHINGTON — In his blueprint for a stronger Navy, the sea service's new top boss, Adm. John M. Richardson, is blunt about what he thinks matters most: nuclear punch.

Battling terrorists is today's problem, but in looking toward a farther horizon, Richardson wants a Navy built to counter unpredictable future threats from other countries. No. 1 on his list is a new fleet of nuclear-armed submarines, known as "boomers," that prowl the oceans as the quiet centerpiece of the nation's nuclear force. The Navy plans to replace the current fleet of 14 Ohio-class boomers, which began service as early as 1981, with 12 next-generation subs.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141304812