Kim Jong-Il's Assertion of the Obvious

摘要

On October 9,2006, at 0136 gmt, a seismic wave of magnitude 3.58 was detected by several intelligence services. The blast originated near Sangpyong-ri, about 10 miles from Kimchaek City, North Hamgyong/Hamkyong Province, about 60 to 65 miles from the Chinese (PRC) border. The DPRK had been digging and equipping several deep underground facilities in the area for the previous several months.