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North Korea says it tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday (UTC) near the site of previous North Korean nuclear tests. The test site is in the mountainous northeastern part of the country, near the border with China. North Korea announced the test on its state-run broadcast. The announcer said the test was “a self-defensive measure to thoroughly protect our nation’s autonomy.” A spokesman from the National Security Council in the United States says it is too soon to confirm North Korea’s claim. But if the claim is true, he says the U.S. “will respond appropriately to any and all North Korean provocations.” The last confirmed nuclear test by North Korea came in 2013.
* hydrogen bomb = 수소 폭탄/ geological survey = 지질 조사/ magnitude = (지진) 규모[중요도]; (별의) 광도/ mountainous = 산이 많은, 산악의/ border with ~ = ~와의 국경[경계]/ state-run = 국영의/ self-defensive(or defense) measure = 자위(자기 방어) 조치/ thoroughly = 철저히; 대단히/ autonomy = 자치권, 자주성/ the National Security Council = 국가 안전 보장 회의/ confirm = 사실임을 보여주다[확인해 주다]/ provocation = 도발, 자극; 화낼 이유
If it was a nuclear test, an analyst from Korea Defense Network says, it was more powerful than previous tests based on the seismic activity it produced. “North Korea’s nuclear test could have been 2.5 times more powerful than Hiroshima,” he said. But intelligence officials from South Korea say they think the blast was not that powerful. They think the test produced an explosion less than half as strong as the one in Hiroshima during World War II. Both South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the test. Abe says, “North Korea's nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation's security and absolutely cannot be tolerated.” The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss North Korea’s claim of a test.
* analyst = 분석가/ based on ~ = ~에 근거하여/ seismic = 지진의, 지진에 의한/ intelligence official = 정보관/ blast = 폭발/ condemn = 규탄[비난]하다/ nation's security = 국가 안보/ tolerate = 용인하다, 참다/ emergency meeting = 긴급[비상] 회의
