Jack Kim & Ju-min Park, Reuters: Possible two-stage hydrogen bomb seen 'game changer' for North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test marks a major step in the isolated country’s long-stated goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile that puts the U.S. mainland within range, experts say.
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was a successful detonation of an advanced hydrogen bomb, technically known as a two-stage thermonuclear device.
All of North Korea’s six nuclear tests including the one on Sunday have taken place at its underground testing site in Punggye-ri, deep in mountainous terrain, and it is hard to independently verify the claims.
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Commentaries And Analysis On North Korea's Nuclear Test
N. Korea and its nuclear test: What next? -- AFP
What is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un trying prove with H-bomb? -- Eric Talmadge, AP
Old playbook behind North Korea's new nuclear test -- AFP
Will Donald Trump attack North Korea? 'We'll see' -- The Guardian
North Korea's latest nuclear test reflects failure of Trump's bellicose rhetoric -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
North Korea: Is it time to accept Pyongyang will remain a nuclear threat forever? Analysis -- Phillip Williams, ABC News Online
North Korea's nuclear test was diplomatic weapon to divide US and China -- Dominic Waghorn, SKY News
The Offensive Ambitions of North Korea's Nuclear Program -- CHristopher Hill, The Atlantic
Kim Jong-Un: Absolute power -- and an H-bomb to wield it -- AFP
North Korea: From war to nuclear weapons -- Lewis Sanders IV, DW
On North Korea, don't get distracted by the hydrogen bomb test, we can still negotiate -- Ryan Hass and Michael O’Hanlon, USA Today
This nuclear test means Trump must now start talks with North Korea -- John Delury, The Guardian
President Trump Must Stop the North Korea Nuclear Nightmare -- Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest
North Korea: China's 'nightmare neighbour' does it again -- Stephen McDonell, BBC
