North Korea says it has developed 'advanced hydrogen bomb', may have conducted sixth nuclear test

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it has developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that possesses “great destructive power” as U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked by phone about the “escalating” nuclear crisis.

The report by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency comes amid heightened regional tension following Pyongyang’s two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in July that potentially could fly about 10,000 km (6,200 miles), putting many parts of the mainland United States within range.

Under third-generation leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been pursuing a nuclear device small and light enough to fit on a long-range ballistic missile, without affecting its range and making it capable of surviving re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-n...p-abe-discuss-escalating-crisis-idUSKCN1BD0VW

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SEOUL (Reuters) - An earthquake 5.6 was recorded on Sunday in North Korea near the country’s known nuclear test site Punggye-ri, Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea’s meteorological agency.

The quake appeared to have been man-made, Yonhap quoted the agency as saying, suggesting the isolated country had conducted a sixth nuclear test.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ucted-sixth-nuclear-test-yonhap-idUSKCN1BE04Q

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Updates:

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SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday that it will make a "special" announcement later in the day, with Seoul's military saying that Pyongyang is presumed to have conducted its sixth nuclear test.

North Korea is set to make a "special and important" announcement at 3:00 p.m. (Pyongyang time), the North's state-run TV broadcaster said, without elaborating.

An artificial earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude was detected at 12:20 p.m. near North Korea's nuclear site in the northeastern area.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/09/03/0200000000AEN20170903002600315.html

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NK Reports Hydrogen Bomb Test Succesful

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday that it successfully conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb that can be loaded into a new intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korea's state-run TV broadcaster said that Pyongyang carried out the sixth nuclear test in a special announcement hours after an artificial earthquake was detected near its nuclear test site.

An artificial earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude was detected at 12:29 p.m. near North Korea's nuclear site in the northeastern area.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/09/03/0200000000AEN20170903003100315.html

 

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korean bbq incoming

 

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The USDJPY and 10Y yields snapped lower and gold kneejerked higher following the latest North Korea-related headline out of Bloomberg, according to which:

• NKOREA STARTS MOVING ICBM FOR POSSIBLE LAUNCH BEFORE SAT.AILY

Bloomberg references a just released article in the Asia Business Daily, according to which North Korea started moving the ICBM-class missile, produced at a new Pyongyang research center, on Monday following Sunday's thermonuclear test.

The report confirms overnight intelligence from South Korea: recall first thing this morning, Yonhap reported that South Korea's spy agency said it had detected that North Korea is making preparations for a possible intercontinental ballistic missile launch, a move that would further raise tensions a day after it conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear detonation.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/north-korea-moving-icbm-position-possible-launch-report