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The announcement came after a seismic event resembling an earthquake was detected that regional officials suspected was a nuclear test.
North Korean news agency KCNA reported that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, “made the final decision on January 3rd to go ahead with the hydrogen test and accordingly we have conducted hydrogen bomb test at 10 a.m. on January 6 with total success.”North Korea conducted its last nuclear test in 2013. If Wednesday’s claim is true, it would be the fourth nuclear test conducted by the country since it first tested a device in 2006.
State media KCNA said the device was a “smaller H-bomb.” If true, would be the first time the isolated country has conducted a hydrogen bomb test.
“While we cannot confirm these claims at this time, we condemn any violation of UNSC resolutions and again call on North Korea to abide by its international obligations and commitments,” White House National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price said late Tuesday ET.
“We have consistently made clear that we will not accept it as a nuclear state,” Price said. U.S. officials said it could take days to confirm North Korea’s claim.
Price said the U.S. will continue to defend its allies in the region, including South Korea, and the U.S. “will respond appropriately to any and all North Korean provocations.”
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