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The focus is on the Korean Peninsula.

It is known that North Korea is virtually ready to conduct a nuclear test.

Reporter Kim A-young took a look at how North Korea's reports were before and after the previous nuclear test.



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North Korea conducted six nuclear tests in 11 years from 2006 to 2017.



Just before the previous nuclear test, what happened inside North Korea?



This is a report from the Rodong Sinmun on the morning of September 3, 2017, when the sixth nuclear test was conducted.



It has been revealed that Chairman Kim Jong-un is examining the so-called 'hydrogen bomb' to be mounted on an ICBM.



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[Chosun Central TV (September 3, 2017): You said that we will be able to produce powerful nuclear weapons as we want in the future.]



But just a few hours later, a 5.7-magnitude artificial earthquake occurs in Punggye-ri.



They sent out a trailer for a nuclear provocation, and on the same day they did a nuclear test all at once.



Kim Jong-un convened a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee this morning and personally signed the nuclear test order, which North Korea only released after completing the nuclear test.



[Chosun Central TV (September 4, 2017): Adoption of the hydrogen bomb test was adopted, and Comrade Kim Jong-un signed the order to conduct the test.]



There were times when the order was given not on the same day, but a few days later .

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Let's go back to the fourth nuclear test in 2016.



It is written on January 3rd, three days before the date of the so-called handwritten order, which was raised 45 degrees, the date of giving the order to test the nuclear weapon on January 6th.



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Of course, this order had to be released only the day after the nuclear test.



[Chosun Central TV (January 7, 2016): Comrade Kim Jong-un, on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea, checked (signed) the final order on January 3rd.]



If North Korea conducts its 7th nuclear test, real-time capture is possible. .



This is because countries such as Korea, China, and the United States can detect seismic waves from Punggye-ri.



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North Korea has released reports confirming the nuclear test about an hour to four hours after the seismic wave was detected.



[February 12, 2013 (3rd nuclear test): A high-level, safe and perfectly conducted…

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It's an experiment, and because they present what they claim at this time, the attention of the whole world tends to be focused.



[September 9, 2016 (5th nuclear test): As nuclear warheads are standardized and standardized, various nuclear warheads can be produced as many times as needed...

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Inside North Korea, there will be a process of finally choosing the date for Kim Jong-un's nuclear test and making final preparations.



However, since this is not disclosed in advance, the ROK and US military authorities are closely monitoring the area of ​​the Punggye-ri nuclear test site and preparing for a possible nuclear test.