On Wednesday, North Korea said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Experts are still skeptical about whether the test actually took place, with seismic activity in the region not large enough to prove a thermonuclear blast occurred. Still, North Korea’s announcement of its fourth nuclear test prompted the United Nations’ Security Council into an emergency session on Wednesday where it was condemned as a clear threat to international peace and security.
North Korea’s Taepodong-2 missile is thought to have a range of 6, 000 kilometres which would put Alaska in range of a potential hydrogen bomb, even though experts do not believe the country has developed a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile. Since 1945, the United States carried out 1, 032 nuclear tests, followed by the USSR/Russia’s 715.
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Which countries could be in range of a North Korean H-bomb?
North Korea said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday. Even though experts believe the country has not developed a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, the announcement still caused alarm around the globe. North Korea’s Taepodong-2 missile has an estimated range of 6, 000 kilometres placing Alaska at risk, along with India and parts of Russia. Read more on the Independent.
This chart shows the number of nuclear tests conducted since 1945
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