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Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site (Korean: 풍계리 핵 실험장; Hancha: 豊溪里核實驗場) was the only known nuclear test site of North Korea. Nuclear tests were conducted at the site in October 2006, May 2009, February 2013, January 2016, September 2016, and September 2017.
- 25 May 2018
- Partially demolished
- North Korea
- North Korea
Apr 29, 2018 · Reuters. North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006 and every time it has used the Punggye-ri test site. Situated in mountainous terrain in the north-east of the country, it...
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- 2006 Nuclear Test
- 2009 Nuclear Test
- 2013 Nuclear Test
- 2016 January Nuclear Test
- 2016 September Nuclear Test
- 2017 Nuclear Test
On 9 October 2006, North Korea’s KCNA reported that the country had “successfully conducted a nuclear test” at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility. 7 The test used a horizontal-shaft, and the shock is estimated to be magnitude 4.3. 8 The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) estimated the yield at less than one kiloton. 9 The...
North Korea tested a second nuclear device at the Punggye-ri facility on 25 May 2009. 11 The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the seismic activity generated from the test at a magnitude of 4.7. 12 This time no noble gases were detected from the explosion, meaning scientists could not definitely say whether the explosion used plutonium or highly enr...
On 12 February 2013, North Korea conducted a third nuclear test at the Punggye-ri facility.15 This test was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as 5.1 on the Richter scale. 16 Xenon-131m and Xe-133 were detected at CTBTO’s radionuclide detection stations in Japan and Russia 55 days after the explosion, but were too degraded by the time it was de...
On 6 January 2016, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri facility. 18 This test was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as a 5.1 on the Richter scale, about the same magnitude as the 2013 nuclear test. 19 North Korea claimed that this was a hydrogen bomb test, which if true would mark a major advancement of its nuclear ...
On 9 September 2016, North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri facility. 22 The test was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as a 5.3 on the Richter scale making it more powerful than any previous North Korea test. 23 Estimates of the test yield placed it between 20 and 30 kilotons. 24
On 2 September 2017, North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri facility. 25 The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the test as a 6.3 on the Richter Scale, making it the largest North Korean test to date by far. 26 North Korea claimed that the bomb tested was a two-stage thermonuclear device, claims which many experts consider cred...
The nuclear test caused a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Punggye village, which resulted in the collapse of several civilian buildings. The explosion from the nuclear test triggered aftershocks within eight minutes, damaging structures in a nearby village. A dozen people were killed and more than 150 people were injured due to the earthquake.
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The government of North Korea conducted a nuclear detonation on 9 September 2016, the fifth since 2006, at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of Kilju City in Kilju County.
- Underground
- 09:00:01, 9 September 2016 UTC+08:30 (00:30:01 UTC)
Jan 23, 2024 · Key Findings. Although much has been written about the Punggye-ri Nuclear Testing Facility, identified by North Korea as the “Northern Nuclear Testing Site,” little is known at the unclassified level concerning the facility’s establishment. The first open source analysis of declassified satellite imagery by CSIS suggests that construction ...
Mar 8, 2022 · 8 March 2022. Maxar/MiddleburyInstituteofInternationalStudies. Satellite imagery by Maxar showed three locations in Punggye-ri nuclear testing site where fresh activity had emerged. North...
