"Artificial quake" near N. Korean nuke test site

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials detected an "artificial earthquake" near North Korea's main nuclear test site Wednesday, a strong indication that nuclear-armed Pyongyang had conducted its fourth atomic test. North Korea said it planned an "important announcement" later Wednesday.

A confirmed test would mark another big step toward Pyongyang's goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

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Happy new year!

Update: State television claim that it was an hydrogen bomb!

You could drop a nuke into a trench and have it set off a tsunami. I wonder how they acquired a hydrogen bomb so easily. It possibly came from Russia and found its way there.

All this goes down on while Obama is shedding fake tears and looking like a jackass. There is a rumor that two US bombs have gone unaccounted, what if this is a way to get our minds off obamas hammy performance this morning?

Well, if any of those weapons hit US shores, say goodbye to Beijing as your "ally", Pyongyang.

I say we all join together and welcome North Korea to the fantastical world of the 1950s. Good job guys! We knew you'd get there eventually.

How many Americans know that the US military, aided by a puppet regime in Seoul, deliberately and methodically murdered between a quarter and third of North Korea's civilian population during the "Korean War" of 1950 to 1953? Few nations have endured worse atrocities at the hands of the United States of America than North Korea.

Americans' hatred and contempt for North Korea is based on fear: They're afraid of the day the chickens come home to roost.

Sure the didn't have a bottle of this?

I find it disrespectful that he could exploit the emotions of victims to push forward an agenda. It's obviously he doesn't care when he allows 90% of drone attacks to kill civilians as collateral damage. Those were straight up crocodile tears.

@Stesilaus: still not as big a tragedy as the last two seasons of m.a.s.h.

Scary, there fish must be really toasty. I bet they will have 50% off seafood the next year or so, lol ..

Japan should have been allowed to keep Korea after World War II.

@hallenbeck77 said:

Sure the didn't have a bottle of this?

ROFLMAO !!!!

Excellent !.

It's pretty unsettling knowing that there are crackpots like this in the world who have access to weapons of mass destruction.

@hallenbeck77 said:

Sure the didn't have a bottle of this?

holy throwback batman

lol
Are you people ever happy?

U.S. Officials are saying that they don't believe N. Korea has developed any kind of hydrogen bomb. One official was quoted as saying, "While I'm not calling Kim Jong Un a liar, we have obtained evidence of him with his pants on fire." =P

@Allicrombie: So he's a liar then. O_O

@gamerguru100: No one said that. =P

@magicalclick: Who cares what Japan did in WW II. Stability > Feelings of Koreans .

Wow, that's really offensive. i guess you don't care that the japanese raped and mistreated the Koreans? What if that happened to you?

@hydralisk86: Nonesense argument. The Koreans agreed to be under japanese rule in 1910.

I find it disrespectful that you go around spouting bullshit like that. The civilian casualties from drone strikes aren't exactly his responsibility considering there are generals who have their power to order bombings and not to mention the US isn't intentionally targeting civilians. Everyone always has some bullshit to say Obama despite the fact that this country has gotten better due to a lot of his EO's and policies he has supported.

Hydrogen bomb test success. My dream come true! You western people safe now but never threaten our peace nation - Kim

Kim Jung-Un couldn't find his own ass with both hands, let alone launch a H-bomb across the Pacific freaking Ocean (aka half the world away) and hit the US.

Now who was it that gave weapons to Qatar to give to Libyan rebels? Oh, Hillary and Obama. Those weapons ended up with al Qaeda/al Nusra. Obama is commander and chief for crying out loud. He could get rid of them.

Presumably, North Korea reports that the earthquake was the result of Kim Jung Il's wrath from the Heavens above.