The magnitude-5.3 explosion took place about 11 miles from Sungjibaegam in the northeastern portion of the isolated country, it was reported at the time.
And North Korea then hailed the earthquake-causing nuclear “warhead explosion” as “successful.”
“The Central Committee of the [ruling] Workers’ Party of Korea sent warm congratulations to nuclear scientists ... of the northern nuclear test ground on the successful nuclear warhead explosion test,” a presenter said.
World leaders, including former President Barack Obama, resoundingly condemned North Korea’s nuclear ambitions after the test.
Meanwhile, North Korea said it won’t fire a missile at the U.S. territory of Guam, posting a statement on the matter on Monday night, Aug. 14. It comes after President Donald Trump said that North Korea would regret taking such an action.
“If he does anything with respect to Guam or any place else that’s an American territory or an American ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast,” Trump said of Kim last week.