(URGENT) Artificial earthquake detected in N. Korea: weather service

Yonhap ^ | Sept 8, 2016

[rdl6989]

(URGENT) Artificial earthquake detected in N. Korea: weather service

[ealgeone]

I would think if that did happen that would be the end of North Korea as a “functioning” country.

[Snickering Hound]

Test #4 was a failed boosted fission bomb. Maybe this time they did it.

[rdl6989]

White House: “We’re aware of it.”

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/09/09/0200000000AEN20160909004951315.html

[HKMk23]

Gulag 16 if the road designation is any indication at all.

Also a small installation about 1.5mi south of the epicenter.
Interesting, too, that quake profile reports state the Depth as “0 km”

[Uncle Miltie]

What Terrorist Sponsoring Nation just received a few billion in cold hard cash?

[al baby]

Man caused earthquake

[BenLurkin]

This website says 5.3 Richter equates to 90 kilotons of exploding TNT.

http://www.english.ucla.edu/all-faculty/335-kelly-kiloton-index-of-earthquake-moment-magnitudes

[BenLurkin]

This website says 5.3 Richter equates to 90 kilotons of exploding TNT.

http://www.english.ucla.edu/all-faculty/335-kelly-kiloton-index-of-earthquake-moment-magnitudes

[rdl6989]

I can't say much for the credibility of this source, but this is from Twitter: ‏@DWSAviation 16m16 minutes ago #BREAKING Mil Aircraft continue to depart and arrive in large numbers @ Osan. Flights are are securing UHF and VHF radios with encryption.

[Heart-Rest]

In this totally unrelated story...

"Russian River Runs Red, Prompting
Regulators To Open Investigation"

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"Russian river turns bright red"

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"And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and
fountains of waters; and they became blood."  Revelation 16:4

[Gideon7]

BBC is also estimating 20-30 KT.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37314927

[miliantnutcase]

Probably enriched uranium. If they had plutonium I doubt it would be only 30kt.

[Gideon7]

Nobody has exploded a U235 bomb (Little Boy type) since the 1950s (AFAIK)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun-type_fission_weapon#Comparison_with_the_implosion_method

All bombs since the 1950s are implosion type using Pu.

The reason is because U235 bombs are just too unstable and dangerous to handle.

[sten]

another successful milestone for the 0bama administration

[laplata]

Thanks for the info.

[laplata]

That’s not good.

[grey_whiskers]

News to me. Recall that the Hiroshima bomb didn't have a prototype tested first, as it was felt to be so reliable.

Unless there are details of the internal geometry such that it is easier to have an accidental supra-critical mass (though not dense enough for a sustained chain reaction), with a consequent lethal flux of gamma radiation in the near vicinity.

[BenLurkin]

See this though...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3467419/posts?page=15#15

[laplata]

Will look at it. Thanks.

[laplata]

Will look at it. Thanks.