[CarrotAndStick]

Actually, they hid their preparations from us by covering up their work at the necessary times. The test itself was detected right away.

Anyway, it proves my point at the beginning of the article i.e., if the North Koreans think they can hide their nuke test by doing an underground test, they'l fail.

About the Indian tests, I do not think it was detected as a nuclear test until much later, when the Indian government annnounced news of the test. What was instantly revealed as data about the nuke test was seismological data, and it is not very easy to tell apart a nuke test from an earth tremor.

But I did think that the failure to detect the Indian tests was a major issue, with several articles posted right here on FR about it. Was it all just 'wink-wink'? If you have any info about it being otherwise, I'd be grateful if you gave me the link/s to it.

[r9etb]

But I did think that the failure to detect the Indian tests was a major issue, with several articles posted right here on FR about it. Was it all just 'wink-wink'? If you have any info about it being otherwise, I'd be grateful if you gave me the link/s to it.

It was a huge issue, and rightly so.

[StolarStorm]

Are you suggesting that the U.S. knew beforehand of an Indian nuclear test and looked the other way? If so, it wouldn't suprise me.

[Camel Joe]

I never meant to intone that they were trying to hide anything, I simply meant that you can detonate a fission bomb below ground and keep the radioactivity to safe levels above ground. The test itself will be easily detected through seismic measuring devices and satellite surveillance of the ensuing crater or sink hole. The NPRK has no intention of hiding the test nor the preparations. Publicity is one of the things that makes Kim the kook tick.