China Takes Responsibility For “Explosion” Near North Korean Border; Denies Nuclear Test Rumors
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 06/17/2019
Update: Chinese authorities are taking responsibility for Monday’s blast, claiming it happened on their side of the border. Reporters pointed out that the magnitude of the blast was much smaller than a nuclear test, and Chinese authorities have advised that this was not a nuclear test.
Chinese authorities said this is a magnitude 1.3 event at zero depth on the Chinese side of the border. It's not a nuclear test. https://t.co/POKoCcgYkl
— Vincent Lee (@Rover829) June 17, 2019
Construction blasts of a certain scale can have bigger readings than a 1.3 – there was an instance a few yrs ago when such a blast created a 2+ reading in NK territory.
Last North Korea nuclear test had a reading of ~6.1 – that's much, much more powerfu;
— Vincent Lee (@Rover829) June 17, 2019
As one of the reporters who broke the news said, North Korean wouldn’t dare embarrassing the Chinese with a rogue nuclear test so soon after the announcement of President Xi’s historic visit.
I'm sure folks are excited about the Xi visit to #NorthKorea but let's settle down. Would you throw egg on your guest's face and let him bathe in cesium right before said guest visits your home?
— Vincent Lee (@Rover829) June 17, 2019
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