Confirmed: North Korea test was indeed nuclear

There had been some questions last week as to whether or not the test North Korea conducted on October 8 was of nuclear strength. Today, the US has confirmed that it was:

Air samples gathered last week contain radioactive materials that confirm that North Korea conducted an underground nuclear explosion, National Intelligence Director John Negroponte’s office said Monday.

In a short statement posted on its Web site, Negroponte’s office also confirmed that the size of the explosion was less than 1 kiloton, a comparatively small nuclear explosion. Each kiloton is equal to the force produced by 1,000 tons of TNT.

Prior:

• Jimmy Carter thinks he has the right touch when it comes to solving the North Korea crisis
• North Korea’s first nuclear weapon test
• Was one North Korea missile aimed at Hawaii?
• US takes missile defense system out of test mode
• North Korea Vows To Drop Nuclear Weapons Development
• North Korea and Iraq? Yep.