A DEADLY radioactive could could engulf the "entire hemisphere" killing
thousands if North Korea’s nuclear facility collapses following its
recent test launch.
Chinese geologists today warned their North Korea counterparts that the Punggye-ri underground nuclear facility may collapse if future tests are carried out at the same location.
Experts claimed future testing might "blow the top off the mountain," spreading radioactive waste through the wind and cracks created during the implosion.
And they suggested the deadly radiation cloud could spread across the entire hemisphere sparking a major global disaster.
The dangerously high levels of radiation could kill thousands or even millions - perhaps not instantly, but over the following weeks, months and years.
A researcher at the country's Peking University, said: “China cannot sit and wait until the site implodes.
“Our instruments can detect nuclear fallout when it arrives, but it will be too late by then.
“There will be public panic and anger at the government for not taking action.”
READ MORE: Hundreds dead at North Korea's nuclear missile testing facility after tunnel collapse
Lan Xiaoqing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics Associate, said: “The fallout can spread to an entire hemisphere.”
All of North Korea's nuclear tests have been conducted at the Punggye-ri test site - which is built into Mount Mantap.
While the exact locations of the nuclear tests themselves remain a mystery, seismologists believe they can pinpoint it to a 100-metre area.
While a test site could be operated safely at such a location, unsophisticated engineers are believed to have increased the risk of disaster with crude drilling techniques.
Punggye-ri was also the site of North Korea’s sixth-ever nuclear test on September 3, which caused a huge earthquake and sparked a series of smaller tremors and landslides ever since.
Foreign experts and human rights activists had warned this month of the danger of despot Kim Jong-un’s crumbling facilities.
Continue Reading: North Korea nuclear disaster ALERT: Radioactive cloud 'to ENGULF hemisphere,' warns China
Chinese geologists today warned their North Korea counterparts that the Punggye-ri underground nuclear facility may collapse if future tests are carried out at the same location.
Experts claimed future testing might "blow the top off the mountain," spreading radioactive waste through the wind and cracks created during the implosion.
And they suggested the deadly radiation cloud could spread across the entire hemisphere sparking a major global disaster.
The dangerously high levels of radiation could kill thousands or even millions - perhaps not instantly, but over the following weeks, months and years.
A researcher at the country's Peking University, said: “China cannot sit and wait until the site implodes.
“Our instruments can detect nuclear fallout when it arrives, but it will be too late by then.
“There will be public panic and anger at the government for not taking action.”
READ MORE: Hundreds dead at North Korea's nuclear missile testing facility after tunnel collapse
Lan Xiaoqing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics Associate, said: “The fallout can spread to an entire hemisphere.”
All of North Korea's nuclear tests have been conducted at the Punggye-ri test site - which is built into Mount Mantap.
While the exact locations of the nuclear tests themselves remain a mystery, seismologists believe they can pinpoint it to a 100-metre area.
While a test site could be operated safely at such a location, unsophisticated engineers are believed to have increased the risk of disaster with crude drilling techniques.
Punggye-ri was also the site of North Korea’s sixth-ever nuclear test on September 3, which caused a huge earthquake and sparked a series of smaller tremors and landslides ever since.
Foreign experts and human rights activists had warned this month of the danger of despot Kim Jong-un’s crumbling facilities.
Continue Reading: North Korea nuclear disaster ALERT: Radioactive cloud 'to ENGULF hemisphere,' warns China
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