Poking the Bear: Why North Korea did it and what it means for Asia-Pacific
North Korea, one of the pillars of Bush’s “axis of evilâ€Â, conducted an underground test of a nuclear bomb last night about 50 miles northwest of the northern city of Kilju. According to predictions by Russian officials, the bomb generated a blast of between 10 and 20 kilotons, which places it in the range of “Little Boy†and “Fat Manâ€Â; the two atomic bombs that ravaged the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
