North Korea has carried out the demolition of its nuclear test site in front of foreign journalists, according to the several reports. North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels used for nuclear testing today, while the South Korean media reported, as part of steps that have reduced tension on the Korean peninsula and raised the possibility of a summit with the US.
North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test facility is shown in this DigitalGlobe satellite image in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, May 23, 2018. Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company/Handout via REUTERS
North Korea has conducted all six of its nuclear tests at the Punggye-ri site, which consists of tunnels dug beneath Mount Mantap in the northeast of the country.
