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North Korea Conducts Fifth Nuclear Test -- The Largest One Yet (cnn.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the man-made-earthquake dept.

TMB writes: As reported by CNN, North Korea has conducted its 5th nuclear test, the largest yet at 10 kilotons. Before the test was reported, Slashdot reader hcs_$reboot reported: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been detected in North Korea, amid reports the country had been preparing for its fifth nuclear test. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said it had been an "artificial quake." The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had been detected in the north-east of North Korea, close to a known nuclear test site. The earthquake occurred close to the surface, the USGS said. The shallow depth and precise timing of the quake suggests it was man-made. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear warhead and that the test showed the warhead "has been standardized to be able to be mounted on strategic ballistic rockets."

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  1. Can't have happened ... by drnb · · Score: 3, Funny

    North Korea says it has tested a nuclear warhead and that the test showed the warhead "has been standardized to be able to be mounted on strategic ballistic rockets."

    This can't have happened, Bill Clinton signed an agreement with North Korea.

  2. Re:aggression inevitable? by Calydor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, if we don't require the virgins to be straight it gets a lot easier to reach the quota.

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  3. Re:aggression inevitable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Virgins? I'd rather have 72 slutty girls who knew what they were doing.

    Heard more than one comedian, some of them Muslim, make that joke. A more creative one was "72 virgins? I hope not. I don't want 72 phone calls about 'So, where is this going?' and having to meet 114 parents."