Getting to grips with North Korea in 15 graphics

Pyongyang’s most recent nuclear test was at least seven times more powerful than the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during the second world war. But even this is dwarfed by intercontinental ballistic missiles, which carry multiple warheads. The United States’ (B83) and China’s (Dongfeng-5) ICBMs are respectively 12 times and 20 times more powerful than North Korea’s hydrogen bomb

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake recorded at the Punggye-ri test site on September 3 led US geological survey experts to estimate the hydrogen bomb had a load of 100 kilotons. According to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency: “The H-bomb test was carried out to examine and confirm the accuracy and credibility of the power control technology and internal structural design of the weapon”