[Global Network Report Intern reporter Wang Chen] Preparations for North Korea’s sixth nuclear test are considered to be under way. The US and South Korean intelligence agencies have previously said that as long as Kim Jong-un gives the order, North Korea can conduct its sixth nuclear test within a few hours. The way and explosive power of this nuclear test also attracted people’s attention.
Yonhap News Agency reported on March 29th that a senior source of South Korean intelligence agency revealed that the current movement of North Korea in Fengxili was similar to that when its nuclear test preparation was about to be completed. In fact, it can be said that all the nuclear test preparations of North Korea have been basically completed.
On the 28th, the website of North Korea Institute affiliated to Johns Hopkins University said that 3-4 equipment transport vehicles were found at the entrance of No.2 tunnel in the north of Fengxili nuclear test site. Through the analysis of ground traces, the website believes that communication cables are currently being connected in North Korea.
Korean media said that after the measuring device is connected to the ground communication station, the tunnel entrance will be closed. Although the DPRK has not yet reached this point, these finishing tasks will be completed soon.
South Korean experts said that North Korea’s nuclear test may detonate multiple nuclear bombs at the same time. Korean media said that it is difficult to obtain data on whether nuclear weapons are the most optimized if a nuclear bomb is tested. Therefore, increasing the ratio of uranium or testing with various detonating devices can ensure more accurate data.
On the other hand, the explosive power of North Korea’s sixth nuclear test also attracts people’s attention. "38 degrees north latitude" predicted on March 11th that the explosive power of the sixth nuclear test would be 14 times that of the fifth (10,000 tons equivalent).
Li Chungen, chief researcher of the Korea Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, said that North Korea may have achieved the miniaturization of nuclear weapons on its own. This nuclear test has the possibility of carrying out an augmented nuclear bomb test. It is estimated that the explosive power will be 150,000-200,000 tons equivalent.