Have North Korea’s nuclear tests become so big that they’ve altered the geological structure of the land? Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has advanced its ballistic missile and nuclear weapon technology at an unprecedented rate. (Jason Aldag/The Washington Post)North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006, all of them in tunnels burrowed deep under Mount Mantap at a site known as the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility. Earthquakes also occurred at the United States’ nuclear test site in Nevada after detonations there. [ North Korea’s last nuclear test was so strong it reshaped the mountain above ]Pabian and Liu said that the North Korean test site also seemed to be suffering.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2017 07:52 UTC