Welcome to the programme. We start this hour with some breaking news. That is that reports are coming from both south korea and china suggesting that north korea may have carried out some sort of test. This follows seismologist picking up on some sort of explosion from the United Statess Geological Survey, they have picked up a magnitude 5. 6 tremor, im sorry, thatis magnitude 5. 6 tremor, im sorry, that is actually from the chinese authorities, from the us they have picked up also on tremor is. South korea saying the north may have conduct did another test, that is coming from the newsagency in south korea. We can speak now to Yogita Limaye tell us what we are hearing in the last few minutes. We have spoken to the south Korean Defence ministry who are saying they have detected the earthquake in the North Eastern pa rt the earthquake in the North Eastern part of north korea. They are still analysing to see whether it was triggered by any sort of explosion ora triggered by any sort of e
Have been in the 4. 5, 4. 6 range. You know, a couple of kilotonnes, which isa know, a couple of kilotonnes, which is a big explosion, but it is not a big nuclear explosion. Much smaller than the hiroshima weapon. So the second one looks like it may not have achieved what they wanted it to. But if the first one was a 6. 3, thatis to. But if the first one was a 6. 3, that is a big deal. And they will be barely going a week without hearing from north korea about some of their tests, what they can launch, last week launching and b cell overjapan. Launch, last week launching and b cell overjapan. We do you think this is all heading . I think we have to interpret this as being kim jong uns effort to try to build very quickly a Nuclear Capability before more serious sanctions are put on him. By the un Security Council. He is really going to be challenging china with this explosion is of the damage that was likely done in china. Korea is a granite underlying geology and that undoubtedly have
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