"What the caterpillar calls the end of life, wise men call a butterfly."

So, what can cause a mushroom cloud 2.5 miles in diameter? Something did after a blast on Thursday in remote Yanggang province in the country's far northeast...

A nulcear test perhaps? 2.5 miles?! I don't know of any conventional weapons that'll cause a blast signature that big, do you?


North Korea was founded Sept. 9, 1948. Experts have speculated that North Korea might use a major anniversary
to conduct a nuclear-related test, though there was no immediate
indication that Thursday's reported explosion was linked to Pyongyang's
efforts to develop nuclear weapons.


We shall see...