Okay, so they tested their little bomb, and apparently it worked (although there is some doubt about that (it's either a very low yield weapon, or didn't work).

Update: The Foreign Policy blog is speculating what a NK dud would mean, as some nuclear experts suggest the test was. Not knowing anything about nukes, i'd say the suggested yield of only 1kt or so is much less than a sustainable nuclear reaction would produce, but I hardly am an expert in the field.

Update2: U.S. officials are now saying it's a dud.



Update2: Capt. Ed notes that Australia has already impossed unilateral penalties, including revoking visas.


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