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North Korea test of hydrogen bomb heightens Kim Jong Un's threats

North Korea's words & actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States: Trump

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The actions of Kim Jong Un are set to further increase tensions in the region, where concerns have grown that a war of words between US President Donald Trump and N Korea’s supreme leader could set off a military conflict Photo: Reuters

Kanga Kong & Andy Sharp | Bloomberg Seoul
North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb with “unprecedentedly big power” that can be loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile, a significant escalation of its threats to strike the US.

Sunday’s test, North Korea’s first since US President Donald Trump took office, was a “perfect success” and confirmed the precision and technology of the bomb, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Energy from the explosion, near the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in northeast North Korea, was about six times stronger than the nuclear test of last September, South Korea’s weather agency said.

“It’s big —an order of

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