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North Korea nuclear test
![North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site Has Collapsed: Chinese Scientists North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site Has Collapsed: Chinese Scientists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17088145796045.jpg)
North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site Has Collapsed: Chinese Scientists
By Charlotte Gao
Chinese scientists urge the authorities to monitor and prevent potential radioactive leakage.
![No Red Lines? China and North Korea No Red Lines? China and North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-26_17-01-15.jpg)
No Red Lines? China and North Korea
By Kerry Brown
Nothing about a North Korea with a ballistic nuclear weapon capability is good for China. It's time for Beijing to act.
![Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-02_16-26-31.jpg)
Test or No Test, the List of Options in North Korea Is Quickly Narrowing
By Damen Cook
Are there any good options ahead in North Korea?
![North Korea Might Be Getting Ready for Its Next Nuke Test North Korea Might Be Getting Ready for Its Next Nuke Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-30_14-41-13.jpg)
North Korea Might Be Getting Ready for Its Next Nuke Test
By John Power
U.S. and South Korean officials are bracing for Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test.
![A Tougher Approach on North Korean Nukes A Tougher Approach on North Korean Nukes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_05-23-24.jpg)
A Tougher Approach on North Korean Nukes
By Liang Tuang Nah
A change in approach by the U.S.-ROK alliance could pay long-term dividends.
![How Life Goes on in the Shadow of North Korea How Life Goes on in the Shadow of North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-26_13-28-09.jpg)
How Life Goes on in the Shadow of North Korea
By Frank Ahrens
South Koreans have very much their own take on the threat from the North.
![The Military and Technological Significance of North Korea’s Nuclear Test The Military and Technological Significance of North Korea’s Nuclear Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-26_12-15-33.jpg)
The Military and Technological Significance of North Korea’s Nuclear Test
By Kazuto Suzuki
The threat is far greater than it was before.
![What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test? What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-18_11-42-53.jpg)
What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test?
By 38 North / Siegfried S. Hecker
The nuclear test is just one part of a rapid military build up in North Korea over the last decade.
![North Korea's 5th Nuclear Test: How Will the World Respond? North Korea's 5th Nuclear Test: How Will the World Respond?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-03_13-29-21.jpg)
North Korea's 5th Nuclear Test: How Will the World Respond?
By Scott A. Snyder
The Kim regime is counting on more of the same from the international community.
![With 5th Nuclear Test, North Korea Exposes World's Limited Policy Options With 5th Nuclear Test, North Korea Exposes World's Limited Policy Options](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_13-47-30.jpg)
With 5th Nuclear Test, North Korea Exposes World's Limited Policy Options
By John Power
The latest test drives home how little the world can do to stop Pyongyang's nuclear development.
![US, China Near Agreement on North Korean Sanctions US, China Near Agreement on North Korean Sanctions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-25_17-24-35.jpg)
US, China Near Agreement on North Korean Sanctions
By Shannon Tiezzi
Nearly two months after Pyongyang's nuclear test, UN Security Council is finally close to agreeing on a response.
![Decoding North Korea’s Bluster Decoding North Korea’s Bluster](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_11-51-48.jpg)
Decoding North Korea’s Bluster
By Sheila Miyoshi Jager
Seeing Pyongyang’s provocations for what they really are could help avoid disaster.