I think this was asked and answered before but ... is not a small yield test an indication of greater sophistication than if they just lit off a Hiroshima-style nuke?
Who are you going to believe. The Russkies or our lying, peace (piece) making at any price government?
A "few kilotons" would mean their design is working close to what is predicted.
And another thing. No one has any way to prove the can't put this in a warhead right now.
It took them a whole MONTH to figure it out?
*sigh*
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20090615_release.pdf
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20511
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ODNI News Release No. 23-09
June 15, 2009
STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
ON NORTH KOREA’S DECLARED NUCLEAR TEST ON MAY 25, 2009
“The U.S. Intelligence Community assesses that North Korea probably conducted an underground nuclear explosion in the vicinity of P’unggye on May 25, 2009. The explosion yield was approximately a few kilotons.
Analysis of the event continues.”
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