Sovereignty. The test means a higher stage of the dprks development of the Nuclear Force by suck succeeding the hbomb test in the most perfect manner in history the dprk proudly joined the advanced ranks of Nuclear Weapons states. The Prime Minister sshinzo abe referred to the test as a threat to japans security. They clearly lated the Security Councils resolutions adding its a serious challenge to the Nuclear Nonproliferation efforts. In seoul following this breaking news with more. Paula, just walk us through for people just tuning in. How did this aun unfold . And to be honest, this may have been a surprise to us, but certainly the North Koreans telegraphed this could have happened. This happened at 10 00 a. M. Local time. So about four hours or so now. The North Koreans giving that statement, saying that they have succe successfully tested a Hydrogen Nuclear device. We dont know at this point whether or not it was successful. It could take days before we have the indication whether
the honest answer is we don t really know. but if you go back over the years, many times there have been miscalculations or misjudgments from outsiders about whether the north was really capable of doing this. and one reason frankly is that the north s image in the rest of the world often lends itself to satire, to people belittling the north s idiosyncrasies. the fact is they have a plutonium capability. there was a lot of skepticism, but in the end, it turned out they did have a uranium capability and it turns out they re working towards a hydrogen capability. we can t sitting here today confirm they have it, but there s no reason not to factor into one s calculations that that s the goal. anticipate, of course, each time there is a nuclear test, north korea nuclear scientists amass all kinds of data, additional knowledge that will allow them
point. one official says they will cooperate with the regional powers to find out what they can do to make north korea pay a price for this. they say it is a clear violation of the united nations security council resolution. and they will figure out what they can do to try and condemn this. they say they ll take all necessary measures including further sanctions if necessary. but of course, we have seen these sanctions in the past. and up until this point, it has not stopped north korea from testing its nuclear weapons. john? i guess, paula, the big question is, why would the north koreans decide to detonate this nuclear device underground to test this hydrogen bomb at this point in time. we know they did indicate they had this hydrogen capability which is yet to be confirmed. but of course, the timing is the question. why now? yeah, it was back on december 10 of last year that kim jong-un said that north korea has the hydrogen bomb capability.