Japanese says NK test was 160kt based on M-6.1 https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-nuclear-yield-estimate-upgraded-to-160-kilotons-Japan … NORSAR initially said 120kt based on M-5.8https://www.norsar.no/press/press-releases/ …
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If it looks like an H-bomb and explodes like an H-bomb...
...then what's "in it" for people to doubt it? To badly misuse a famous I.I. Rabi quote: "What do you want, mermaids?"
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No mermaids, just facts. Yield doesnt prove H-bomb; dont know if picture shows tested. IC says "advanced design." So perhaps, but why rush?
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And if that's the case, then the practical effect is same. I worry that doubt is used by people (not you) who want to avoid accepting this.
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See my thread. Possible they don't have a compact warhead but a larger boosted/TN device.https://twitter.com/CherylRofer/status/905060149395521536 …
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It's possible, but the simpler explanation is that the have a H-bomb. New graph from
@ctbto_alerts shows range up to 1MTpic.twitter.com/740PDHsc4X
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What I'm saying is that what they tested may not fit in the case they showed.
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Omg none of you disagree. As a matter of policy, we have to assume it's thermonuclear. As a matter of analysis, we look for evidence.
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I've now said that three ways.
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Unless we get a sniff it could be either. Yield is inconclusive alone. Remember Ivy King? 500kT of pure unadulterated fission.
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The North Koreans already discovered Unicorns people, JEEZ! https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/30/unicorn-lair-discovered-north-korea …pic.twitter.com/UEkhwAWZst
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