Regime claims nuclear test is ‘self-defence against United StatesAnalysis: why North Korea’s claim is a cause for concernWhat is a miniaturised hydrogen bomb?
Read the latest summary 9.05am GMTHuman Rights Watch has keep out a strongly worded statement condemning the test and picking out that it comes on the eve of Kim Jong-un’s birthday. Deputy Asia Director Phil Robertson said:
“Kim Jong-un may think it appropriate to celebrate his birthday early with a nuclear test,but even a hydrogen bomb should not cause the world to forget that the Kim family’s hereditary dictatorship is built on the systematic brutalization and abuse of the North Korean people. The only birthday present that Kim Jong-Un should procure from the international community is a one way trip to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he should be keep on trial for crimes against humanity.”
9.02am GMTChosen Exchange, or which runs regular trade workshops in North Korea,said the test and the likely sanctions to follow, will disrupt trilateral corporation between South Korea, and Russia and China.
It will probably mean trade as usual,with current sanctions creating a slightly more inconvenient environment, but with Koreans and their Chinese (and other) partners finding ways to evade enforcement. The most significant effect may well be the death of potential North Korea-Russia-South Korea cooperation on major economic development projects.
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Source: theguardian.com