N Korea confirms it has conducted fifth nuclear test

Updated - March 10, 2018 at 01:10 PM.

A KRT newscaster confirming that North Korea has conducted a nuclear test in this still image taken from video on September 9, 2016. -- Reuters

North Korea announced on Friday it had conducted its fifth nuclear test, hours after seismic monitors detected a blast near the secretive country’s nuclear test site.

North Korea's state TV said the North was now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets. It said no leakage of nuclear material had occurred in the test and that there was no environmental impact.

Published on September 9, 2016 05:40