Five things science can (and can’t) tell us about North Korea’s nuclear test

Blast waves rippling through the ground from North Korea and picked up by seismic sensors suggest that the country has tested yet another nuclear weapon (site marked with star). But the North Korean government's claim that the device was a powerful hydrogen bomb doesn't line up with the scientific evidence.
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