Back Севернокорейски ядрен опит (2006) Bulgarian Prueba nuclear de Corea del Norte de 2006 Spanish Essai nucléaire nord-coréen du 9 octobre 2006 French 北朝鮮の核実験 (2006年) Japanese 2006년 조선민주주의인민공화국 핵 실험 Korean Teste nuclear norte-coreano de 2006 Portuguese 2006 års kärnvapentest i Nordkorea Swedish 2006年朝鮮核試驗 Chinese 2006年北韓核試 ZH-YUE
| 2006 North Korean nuclear test | |
|---|---|
 Graphic showing seismic activity at the time of the test | |
| Information | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Test site | Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, Kilju County |
| Period | 10:35:28 KST, October 9, 2006 |
| Number of tests | 1 |
| Test type | Unknown |
| Device type | Fission |
| Max. yield |
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| Test chronology | |
The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted by North Korea on October 9, 2006.
On October 3, 2006, North Korea announced its intention to conduct a nuclear test.[7] The blast is generally estimated to have had an explosive force of less than one kiloton, and some radioactive output was detected.[8][9] United States officials suggested the device may have been a nuclear explosive that misfired.[8]
An anonymous official at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing told a South Korean newspaper that the explosive output was smaller than expected.[10] Because of the secretive nature of North Korea and small yield of the test, there remains some question as to whether it was a successful test of an unusually small device (which would have required sophisticated technology), or a partially failed "fizzle" or dud. A scientific paper later estimated the yield as 0.48 kilotons.[1]
Reportedly the government of the People's Republic of China was given a 20-minute advance notification that the test was about to occur. China sent an emergency alert to Washington, D.C., through the U.S. Embassy in Beijing at which time President George W. Bush was told by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley "shortly after" 10 p.m. (UTC-5) that a test was imminent.[11]
- ^ a b Lian-Feng Zhao, Xiao-Bi Xie, Wei-Min Wang, and Zhen-Xing Yao, "Regional Seismic Characteristics of the 9 October 2006 North Korean Nuclear Test Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, December 2008 98:2571–2589; doi:10.1785/0120080128
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- ^ "North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Analysis Reveals Its Potential for Additional Testing with Significantly Higher Yields". 38North. March 10, 2017.
- ^ Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments, September 1, 2016, Wikidata Q59596578. See also Medalia, Jonathan. "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments." Congressional Research Service. November 23, 2009. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4379-2746-7.
- ^ a b "U.S.: Test Points to N. Korea Nuke Blast". The Washington Post. October 13, 2006.
- ^ "North Korea Nuclear Test Confirmed by U.S. Intelligence Agency". Bloomberg. October 16, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
- ^ "Dud or deception? Experts examine N. Korea claims". CNN. October 10, 2006. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006.
- ^ "Test follows warning from U.N." International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006.