What will the North’s atomic test reveal?

Analette Abesamis

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The world is closely watching North Korea’s upcoming atomic test. Scientists say it will give a glimpse of where its nuclear program is headed– particularly what type of device is detonated and how. Speculations point to the first time test of a uranium device. International Institute for Strategic Studies Mark Fitzpatrick, in-charge of the institute’s non-proliferation program, says this means the North can produce weapons-grade uranium which “doubles its pathways to building more bombs in the future.” Seismic monitors and “sniffer” planes will collect radioactive evidence from the test to determine the nature of the explosion.

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