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North Korea claims to have detonated first hydrogen bomb

North Korea claims to have detonated first hydrogen bomb

(CNSNews.com) – North Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully conducted a test of a miniaturized hydrogen device, after the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude "quake" within miles of the site where the Stalinist regime has carried out three previous nuclear weapons tests. Seoul's Yonhap news agency said South Korean President Park Geun-hye had called an urgent National Security Council meeting to discuss the development.

(CNSNews.com) – North Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully conducted a test of a miniaturized hydrogen device, after the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude "quake" within miles of the site where the Stalinist regime has carried out three previous nuclear weapons tests. Seoul's Yonhap news agency said South Korean President Park Geun-hye had called an urgent National Security Council meeting to discuss the development.…

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