The White House says the U.S. government's early analysis of underground activity "is not consistent" with a successful hydrogen bomb test. Spokesman, Josh Earnest, also says nothing has happened to change the U.S. government's assessment of North Korea's technical or military capabilities. He also says that the U.S. government is still doing the work that's needed in order to learn more about the nuclear test North Korea claims to have conducted successfully on Wednesday. The test likely pushed Pyongyang's scientists and engineers closer to their goal of building a warhead small enough to place on a missile that can reach the U.S. mainland. But South Korea's spy agency thinks that the estimated explosive yield from the explosion was much smaller than what even a failed H-bomb detonation would produce.
The test was met with a burst of jubilation and pride in Pyongyang. A North Korean television anchor, reading a typically propaganda-heavy statement, said a test of a "miniaturized" hydrogen bomb had been a "perfect success" that elevated the country's "nuclear might to the next level."A large crowd celebrated in front of Pyongyang's main train station as the announcement was read on a big video screen, with people taking videos or photos of the screen on their mobile phones and applauding and cheering. North Korea's state media stood firm in saying the test was a self-defense measure against a potential U.S. attack. "The (country's) access to H-bomb of justice, standing against the U.S., the chieftain of aggression ..., is the legitimate right of a sovereign state for self-defense and a very just step no one can slander."
Written by Carlos Marrow
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