April 25, 2024
Analysis

N. Korea’s test will be condemned, further action limited

Possible new UN resolutions and reprimands from allies will likely follow fourth test

North Korea on Wednesday morning triggered seismic detectors Wednesday morning, apparently by exploding a nuclear device, which they claim was a hydrogen bomb.

While the h-bomb claims are doubted, this would constitute the North's fourth nuclear test.

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