N. Korea: A Seismic Event Detected Yesterday Afternoon(2.3 in Richter Scale)

KBS ^ | 08/26/06 | Lee Ki-moon

[TigerLikesRooster]

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N. Korea: A Seismic Event Detected Yesterday Afternoon(2.3 in Richter Scale)

Yesterday at 4:50 pm, there was a seismic event in N. Korea, registering 2.3 in Richter Scale, which prompted authorities to figure out its nature.

According to Korean Meteorological Administration, its source was found to be to the north north west of Yeonchon, Kyunggi Province, and 49km away(approx. 30 miles.) It is at the border area between Hwang-hae Province and Kangwon Province.

After analyzing the seismic wave of the event,  Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources reached the conclusion that it could be the result of  routine demolition activity by setting off TNT underground 

[weather news] Lee Ki-moon

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[dirtboy]

Starting 1969, the Soviets were known to have deployed a good portion of their nuclear forces to the Sino-Soviet border zone, sometimes right up to the border itself. It's entirely possible that in at least one of the events, a Soviet missile position was about to be overrun by Chinese troops and faced with a "use it or lose it" scenario, the commander used the "salvage-fuse" option and set one off.

The other possibility is that the nukes were used strategically instead of tactically. The Soviets set off a nuke close to the field of conflict as a warning. The Chinese did the same. And both sides realized they needed to step back from the brink at that point.

I would not be surprised if, over the course of the next year, Israel sets off a nuke 400 miles south of the Iranian coastline as a warning.

[WoofDog123]

whenever you might have a minute, i have googled a good bit on this topic and cannot find any references to a hypothetical exchange, if you know or have seen a link and could pass it on as a starting point it would be greatly appreciated. I had never heard of this, but it is an intruiging topic. I assume this would have been in the 1969 conflict?

[garbageseeker]

Nice photo of the "Tsar Bomba" The Bomba mushroom cloud rose as high as 64 km (40 mi) above the ground.

[garbageseeker]

  
Picture of the same explosion at a different angle.

[gleeaikin]

In addition to an increase in background radiation, wouldn't satellite photos also show some sudden blank spots? Of course, this may be US classified info. Are there commercial satellite photos that one could access?