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Despite the squeals of those pesky Russians, it might be continuing with conventional explosives...
AFP: US may never know whether N. Korea tested nuclear bomb
A senior US intelligence official said earlier the explosion registered in North Korea had a yield of less than a kiloton, unusually small for a first-time nuclear test. Scientists from other nations estimated the yield to be higher.
The low yield has put a premium on other confirmatory evidence to determine whether the test fizzled, or even whether the blast was produced by conventional explosives as part of a ruse.
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AP: Russia says N. Korea nuclear test greater than reported
AP: N. Korea claims nuclear test
International community condemns North Korea after small underground atomic blast.
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