South Korea said Sunday that North Korea appears to have conducted a nuclear test after an artificial earthquake was detected in northern North Korea, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Such a move would represent a remarkable show of defiance on the part of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un against President Trump amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
The artificial quake was detected around 12:30 p.m. local time Sunday in the North Hamgyong Province, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey…
