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North Korean Nuclear Test Site Has Sustained Too Much Geological Damage

North Korean Nuclear Test Site Has Sustained Too Much Geological Damage
An Indonesian official at Indonesia's Meterological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) points to a map of North Korea showing where the agency recorded a magnitude-6.2 earthquake caused by a North Korean nuclear test on Sept. 3, 2017. Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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Experts said the North Korean mountain used for nuclear tests appears to have suffered too much geological damage.

Researchers said the mountain’s future is questionable. The last nuclear test made the mountain visibly shift. In the worst case scenario the mountain peak would collapse and release radiation into the air through the hole that remained. They don’t know if it can sustain further nuclear tests.

Colin Fredericson
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