[nwctwx]

I'd be a little cautious:

-past underground tests have appeared smaller on seismograph readings than they actually were.

-the russians should not be looked at as an entirely non-credible source... they know a lot about underground testing and its results.

-if it was a failure, we are still likely to see further attempts.

-worst option could be that they have a small yield weapon that could fit on a missile in their inventory.

They have been pumping money into this for years... it's not as hard to accomplish as it was when we did it. It's highly likely that if this failed, they will still succeed if not forceably stopped.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

You risk being labeled as a Hegemonistic American. For shame.

[NinoFan]

Oh, how dare you suggest our government might be wrong and the Russians might be right! Oh, and your point about it being a legitimate test but a failure, and that they will try again... why, that's just un-American!

In all seriousness, I agree with you 100%. I sincerely hope people don't start acting like they did after the July 4th test. As fun as it might be to make fun of North Korea's failures, the failures are still a sign that they are trying to do what they promised for years and years that they were not going to do. They will eventually get it right.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"worst option could be that they have a small yield weapon that could fit on a missile in their inventory."

I don't understand the belief that they need to make a weapon that can be delivered by missile or plane.

Several times I've sat in the cafeteria at Ft. Miley and watched container ships make their way into San Francisco Bay. Even a device as destructive as the Nagasaki bomb would cause catastrophic damage if it were detonated on board a ship that turned hard to starboard just inside the Golden Gate.

Our harbors have been worrisome since the WOT began, and now we know that it's possible the Jihadists might be able to get a weapon more easily.

Michael Frazier