List of nuclear weapons tests of North Korea
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North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and in 2017.
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Country | North Korea |
Test site | Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea |
Period | 2006–2017 |
Number of tests | 6 |
Test type | underground |
Max. yield |
Testing
Sequence | Date time (UT) | Local time zone[note 1][7] | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery | Yield[note 2] | Fallout[note 3] | References |
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(1) | 9 October 2006 01:35:27 | KST (+9 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′06″N 129°06′30″E / 41.28505°N 129.1084°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −310 m (−1,020 ft) | underground | 0.7–2 kt | [8] | |
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(2) | 25 May 2009 00:54:43 | KST (+9 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′29″N 129°04′54″E / 41.29142°N 129.08167°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −490 m (−1,610 ft) | underground | 2–5.4 kt | [11][12] | |
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(3) | 12 February 2013 02:57:51 | KST (+9 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°16′05″N 129°04′51″E / 41.26809°N 129.08076°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 6–16 kt | [11][13] | |
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(4) | 6 January 2016 01:30:01 | PYT (+8:30 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°18′32″N 129°02′02″E / 41.30900°N 129.03399°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 7–16.5 kt | [15][16] | |
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(5) | 9 September 2016 00:30:01 | PYT (+8:30 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′53″N 129°00′54″E / 41.298°N 129.015°E[note 4] | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), −1,000 m (−3,300 ft) | underground | 15–25 kt | [19][20][21] | |
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(6) | 3 September 2017 03:30:01.940 | PYT (+8:30 hrs) | Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°20′35″N 129°02′10″E / 41.343°N 129.036°E | 1,340 m (4,400 ft), 0 m (0 ft) | underground | 70–280 kt | [25][26][27][28][29][30] | |
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Summary
Series or years | Years covered | Tests[Summ 1] | Devices fired | Devices with unknown yield | Peaceful use tests | Non-PTBT tests[Summ 2] | Yield range (kilotons) [Summ 3] | Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] | Notes |
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nuclear tests | 2006–2017 | 6 | 6 | 0.7–250 | 197.8 | ||||
Totals | 2006-Oct-9 to 2017-Sep-3 | 6 | 6 | 0.7–250 | 197.8 (Based on average yield from lower to upper estimates as the Government of DPRK does not announce the exact yield.) | Total country yield is 0.036% of all nuclear testing. |
See also
References
Sources
- Yang, Xiaoping; North, Robert; Romney, Carl (August 2000), CMR Nuclear Explosion Database (Revision 3), SMDC Monitoring Research
- Andryushi, LA; Voloshin, N.P.; Ilkaev, R.I.; Matushchenko, A.M.; Ryabev, L.D.; Strukov, V.G.; Chernyshev, A.K.; Yudin, Yu.A., Mikhailov, V.N. (ed.), Catalog of Worldwide Nuclear Testing, archived from the original on 19 December 2013, retrieved 4 March 2013
- Wm Robert Johnston, PhD, Johnston Archive of Nuclear Weapons, retrieved 31 December 2013
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