Reports came out late last night that North Korea had apparently successfully tested a fusion (or hydrogen) bomb for the first time. An NK spokesperson said they won’t use if if there is no invasion on their sovereignty. The US government thinks they might be bluffing. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“North Korea’s claim that it set off a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday — in what would be the fourth time it has tested a nuclear weapon since 2006 — has stirred concerns among governments around the world. Below is a brief primer on some of the central issues at stake…

The North’s government said that it had detonated a hydrogen bomb — its first — at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

“This test is a measure for self-defense the D.P.R.K. has taken to firmly protect the sovereignty of the country and the vital right of the nation from the ever-growing nuclear threat and blackmail by the U.S.-led hostile forces and to reliably safeguard the peace on the Korean Peninsula and regional security,” it said, referring to the North’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”*

Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/wor…

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