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Mon Jun 11, 2018, 08:54 PM Jun 2018

Remember - 5 weeks ago NK's nuclear program test site collapsed

Something to keep in mind. Un has very little to actually bargain with.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/north-korea-nuclear-test-site-collapse-may-be-out-of-action-china

North Korea’s main nuclear test site has partially collapsed under the stress of multiple explosions, possibly rendering it unsafe for further testing and leaving it vulnerable to radiation leaks, a study by Chinese geologists has shown.

The findings could cast doubt on North Korea’s sincerity in announcing last weekend that it would stop testing nuclear weapons at the site ahead of Friday’s summit between the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in.

The test site at Punggye-ri, in a mountainous area in North Korea’s north-east, has been the location for all six of the regime’s nuclear tests since 2006.

The findings, by scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China, suggest the partial collapse of the mountain that contains the testing tunnels, as well as the risk of radiation leaks, have potentially rendered the site unusable.

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Remember - 5 weeks ago NK's nuclear program test site collapsed (Original Post) underpants Jun 2018 OP
Not mentioned once by MSM in those five weeks lame54 Jun 2018 #1
There are some articles underpants Jun 2018 #2
Those are online... lame54 Jun 2018 #3
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