Radioactive Material Found in North Korea May Be Linked to Pyongyang Nuke

South Korean nuclear experts said Friday that traces of radioactive material were detected in the country five days after North Korea conducted its most recent nuclear test.


South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission found 0.43 millibecquerel per cubic meter of a particular isotope of xenon that only exists as a result of a nuclear reaction.

 These radioactive particles, called radionuclides, were found in its analysis of local maritime, ground and air samples collected after Pyongyang detonated what it says was a hydrogen bomb, Yonhap reports.

On Sunday, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, which it claims was a thermonuclear device or “hydrogen bomb.” It later claimed the weapon can be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the US mainland.
 (Sputnik)
 9/9/17