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North Korea Brandishes What It Says Is A Missile-Ready H-Bomb

In photos released by country's state-run news media, leader Kim Jong Un is seen inspecting a "super explosive" nuclear weapon that's purportedly capable of being mounted on an ICMB.
This undated picture released by North Korea's state-run news agency on Sunday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looking at what Pyongyang claims is a hydrogen bomb, which can be loaded into the country's new intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korea says it's developed a "super explosive" hydrogen bomb that fits on an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to multiple media reports citing the country's state news agency.

During a visit to the country's Nuclear Weapons Institute, North Korean leader Kim Jong

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