North Korea’s tyrannical ruler, Kim Jong Un, went on official Korean Central News Agency Thursday with a chilling announcement – North Korea has developed hydrogen bombs, considered one of the world’s most powerful weapons.
If the claim turns out to be true, it would represent a massive leap forward for a country which supposedly developed it’s first nuclear weapon in 2009, and comes at a time of heightened tension.
A hydrogen bomb is more powerful than a standard atomic bomb, as it relies on fission to detonate a secondary, fusion explosion.
It’s called a thermonuclear reaction, and uses the energy produced from the splitting atoms from a nuclear bomb and then forces together atoms. Essentially, it is an atomic bomb within an atomic bomb.
Following the announcement, the North and South Korea governments held high-level talks Friday at a North Korean border town, a small step meant to calm a region battered by a military standoff in August and decades of acrimony and bloodshed.
Analysts say quick improvements in ties are unlikely because the rivals remain far apart on major issues, such as Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons ambitions and the broad economic sanctions the South has imposed on the North since 2010, when Seoul blamed a North Korean torpedo for a warship sinking that killed 46 South Koreans.
Analysts have said cash-strapped North Korea might seek the South’s commitment to restart joint tours to its scenic Diamond Mountain resort, which were suspended by Seoul in 2008 following the shooting death of a South Korean tourist there by a North Korean soldier.
“There are a lot of issues to discuss between the South and North. (We) will do our best to resolve them one at a time, step by step,” said Hwang Boogi, South Korea’s vice minister of unification and the head negotiator for the talks, before leaving for Kaesong.
In August, the two sides threatened each other with war over land mine explosions that maimed two South Korean soldiers.
The Korean Peninsula remains technically at war, because the Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Simple. All he had to DO was say he wanted one. IF he REALLY does then by ALL means SEND him one!
He is just annoyed that ISIS is getting all of the headlines !!! If he is not on the top ten headlines he is upset !!! Ego maniac !!!
We will drop a OBAMA bomd on him, that will serve him right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only way to treat a mad man who rules No. Korea is to find out if he really have a hydrogen bomb is , if he has it than surprise him and destroy it before he can use it. We know he has the way to deliver it to us. But the W.H. is more like a hen house. unable to decide to hurt our enemies. They hurting America but not the enemies.
It appears (my opinion) that the the Hen House (WH) is being guarded by a foxes. Perhaps pay off, perhaps cowards, perhaps extortion. I doubt the US will get involved to investigate nukes in NK. Too much on the plate w Syria and watching if terrorists are coming in disguised as refugees. NK is a sad, cautionary tale of dictator ego maniacs gone awry – the “lunatics have taken over the asylum.” syndrome. It snowballs. If dictators are not nipped in the bud, disaster results. I suppose N & S have to fight their own Civil War battles – just as Americans did during Civil War.
Is this another failure by the administration?
It’s all saber rattling and Brinksmanship and they know it. The US is the most powerful nation on the planet and Hasn’t flexed it’s muscles since 1945. Our problem is our current leadership which portrays weakness. Once Trump is in the White House the rest of the world will realize that the American people have spoken and restored a real no nonsense leader to represent America. And then the Implied threats will stop.
I hope TRUMP wins but lately with the comments he has been making, I have doubts, even though I believe in all his statements and methods. Perhaps many political leaders world-wide believe as he does but are not expressing it due to fear of being labeled some stigmatic name or deemed politically incorrect.
Trump is splitting votes. Democrats are going to win unless he drops out. Happens every time we have a Perot, Trump or whatever. He is splitting the people who think like him and those that are conservative to the core. Sadly, that is going to split the vote and the Dems just go again either with Hitlery or Socialist Bernie.
Out country is going out the window bit by bit. We have the oligarchy stuff going on, the commies in the White House and this Muslim terrorist stuff with us just saying “Come on in and kill us off. We will never say or do anything to offend you because you are more important than us.”
Trump and Carson are bad news for any hope there will not be a Democrat in the White House again because they are messing up the votes. Sad to say it but, Rubio, Cruz or Bush without Trump or Carson would fair much better against the Democrats. Trump seems to be working for the Democrats by the way he is situating the voters to a FOR SURE Democrat win.
There’s nothing like FREEDOM
There are two classes of people in this beautyful world, the tamers and the tamed, the tamers are very few although holders of a malignant intelligence and unlimited ambition of power, such as Adolf Hitler, D. Trump looks, speaks, he lies, exaggerates,and vociferates as the lunatic Adolf. Are you a tamed? Surely you are and all of those who agree with you.
We are so close to a nuclear it scares the hell out of me-not from one country but others as well. Our President cannot get along with our world.leaders-he’s arrogant and determined to.get his way regardless of who it hurts and regardless of the cost to the United States. I suspect he has no regard for America or who it hurts. And heaven forbid if Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump ends up.running our Country. They are only interested in themselves. GOD forgive us for how we have run our Country. And GOD HELP US IN THE FUTURE!!
POTUS is arrogant and only interested in himself too and protecting the Moslem cause; speculation he is aiding and abetting IRIS or some other types of terrorists, wittingly or not. TRUMP at least will not take a salary and spends his own money for campaigns rather than tax payers or fundings from grass roots who are strapped for cash in these hard economic times. I worry too abut NK and Iran having Nuclear capabilities – unstable leaders could mean holocaust type disasters. Clinton not worthy of any mention.
Yes, but Trump is going to be splitting the votes. The votes need to be united in order to defeat Hillary or Bernie. If Trump runs independent, he will have many of the non-Democrat voters voting for him but….not all. If he runs as a Republican, he is going to have some of the voters but, not all. If Rubio runs without Trump running as an independent and it is between Rubio and Hillary or Sanders, he will win! He will have some of the Hispanic vote, the conservative vote and the Trump followers because Trump will no longer be in the race.
Trump is not good for this election at all. He is basically handing it over to the Democrats again for another 4 years. Can we take much more without just drowning? No.
Yes, but Barbara do not fear anything. You are a believer and you have nothing to fear but, fear itself. Trust God! His will will be done and according to Revelation…it is sort of working out that way now. He loves us and we have nothing to fear.
But, I do agree with you about Trump and Hillary. Bernie is too much of a Socialist and this country cannot take that either. I love Ben Carson but, he is not going to beat Hillary or Bernie when it comes down to it. It comes down to Rubio, Cruz or Bush and I would venture to say Rubio is the way to go. He will bring in some of the Hispanic voters, the conservative voters and the swing voters. He will beat Hillary or Bernie. Rubio is a great choice and hopefully Trump WON’T run as an Independent because that will hand it over to the Democrats easily. But, then as I have told my mother every time he has ever started this presidential idea…I wonder if he does it on purpose to mess things up deliberately. You just have to wonder because it seems obvious to me it would be more wise to step down and let a win other than another four years of a Democrat in office occur. He isn’t doing that. Why?
Well said Barbara. I agree well said Barbara. I agree.
Kim Jong Un and Hilliary Clinton bear a remarkable heritage, both came to their respective positions with no accomplishment, both are willing to eliminate threats and both frump onstage while applauding selves.
Does anyone really believe that North Korea is a threat to this country? Even if they have such a weapon, this is a message to the world to leave them alone or else. North Korea does not have the capability to deploy such a weapon but even if it did, it would mean instant annihilation of the entire country if they ever chose to use it.
I don’t think so but, under this administration anything is possible and they would leave us like sitting ducks. They have no concern for Americans and it almost seems as though they would like to see us defeated or they have been paid off under the table to “permit” things to occur.
I met a woman years ago in the dentist office in Florida. A veteran and I (I was active duty Navy at the time) were talking about how America with all of her flaws was the best government compared to most of the world. She became very angry at us and said, “You Americans always thinking God is on my side as if He is not on anyone else’s. You will see just like every other country. You are a young country and are not as corrupt…yet but, you will be just like everyone else and your country will end up like everyone else’s.” She was from Trinidad and she was right.
God is on our side and He is on every other Christian’s side in every other country. We are now seeing the days of corruption taking place within mostly the Democratic party even though it is in all of them. It really is. I don’t believe anyone makes it into politics without being somewhat dirty and underhanded because how could they? There may be the very few but, again…the very few. However, Democrats win hands down at being dirty.
What people fail to realize is that just 1 of the US Navy’s Ohio class submarines can wipe North Korea off the map and render the land uninhabitable for 100’some of years due to radiation. The same for Iran. Hopefully neither will be dumb enough to find that out!
The Bible warns us of ” wars, rumors of wars and terrorism as in Noah’s day ” and this is just what we are seeing eveywhere! If we could drop a Nuke on NK and not harm the ST land we should but obumbler is a bumbling idiot and doesn’t even know if he should wipe with toilet paper or his hand! We are in dire times until we can get him out of office. He is trying to push forward the ” One World Government ” and the ” One World Religion ” at the same time!
As usual we do NOTHING. Our president will try to increase the influx of Muslims who were
not properly vetted. Vetting w/o substance is a joke. Obama is a joke of a president . I voted
for him 2X and I now regret having done so. I will vote for Trump if he wins the nomination.
If the NK has a hydrogen bomb, we should locate it and set off. GOOD BYE NK.
A truly disgusted Korean Veteran. I am 81 YO and served 13 months on active duty in Korea.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Notice how the USA is not reacting to anything out of North Korea! They have nothing to offer us. We just want to mess with countries who are vital to our mission, oil, location, etc. But we fault Assad for ruling his country though we have made rubble out of his and we did same in Iraq, destroyed ancient history, poisoned the ground, tortured people, spread white phosphorus in Fallujah.
Then we have the audacity to invite those people here, those we hurt and who suffered and expect them to love us.
Whatever No Korea has, China has, since China funds their weapons making.
North Korea has conducted no tests and most experts are most hesitant to believe that the world’s greatest insane asylum is capable of producing a hydrogen bomb. Why is it that right wingers are so quick to react to propaganda with useless hysteria? North Korea is just using you. This isn’t a headline story, it’s a footnote.
Well said!
North Korea, I think will never be happy, till he is in his grave.
Beef up Intel for No Korea on H bombs.
Recon bases, sites for H bombs from space or locals??
Scary.
If Nork has H bombs then too can Iran.
& Nork can get H bombs via Russia.